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Famous people · Laconia
18 famous people from Laconia, many of them leaders
Articles in 14 languages make the American musician Connie Converse the best known. Second and third on the list are Doris Haddock and Thomas J. McIntyre. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 10.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Connie Converse
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Richard Napoleon Batchelder
Youngest
2005
James Thibualt
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people
What stands out about Laconia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Laconia is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Laconia’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMusicMilitaryNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Laconia
First, Connie Converse (14 languages), then Doris Haddock (14) and Thomas J. McIntyre (10).
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Everyone else born in Laconia
The other 15 span the years 1832 to 2005.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Sanbornton’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laconia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Doris Haddock: The original uploader was DavidYork71 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. McIntyre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Oliva Huot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Bolduc: U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Carey: Ron St. Jean, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Napoleon Batchelder: General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.) (Life time: January 4, 1901), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen S. Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Odlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Anderson: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons