#1Famous people · Littleton
Leaders stand out among the 13 famous people born in Littleton
Articles in 44 languages make the American novelist Eleanor H. Porter the best known. Second place goes to the American publisher Wayne Green, third to Benjamin W. Kilburn. Per head, the list is long: 21.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. The list runs from Melinda Rankin, born in 1811, to Tor Seidler, born in 1952.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Eleanor H. Porter
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Melinda Rankin
Youngest
1952
Tor Seidler
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Littleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Littleton is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Littleton
Three names lead: Eleanor H. Porter (44 languages), Wayne Green (10) and Benjamin W. Kilburn (6).
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#3Through the years
When Littleton’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsBusinessNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Littleton
Another 10, 5 of them leaders.
George H. Amidon
1904–1976Vermont state commissioner of taxes and Vermont State Treasurer
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A chosen home
Also called Littleton home
One more notable person made the town home: Edgar Aldrich.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lisbon has the most on record, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Littleton 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 (11)
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin W. Kilburn: Addie K. Robinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evarts Worcester Farr: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hutchins Bingham: The Boston Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Rankin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Aldrich: Michael Meehan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Wentworth Tenney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons