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John Stark
1728–1822American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire
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Famous people · Londonderry
16 famous people were born in Londonderry, more of them leaders than in most towns
Best known of all is John Stark, written about in 14 languages. The next two names are Samuel Bell and Alexxis Lemire. 7 of them were born before independence, the first William Stark in 1724. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
John Stark
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1724
William Stark
Youngest
1996
Alexxis Lemire
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Londonderry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Londonderry is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
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 Londonderry’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Londonderry
By how many languages cover them, John Stark comes first (14), then Samuel Bell (9) and Alexxis Lemire (6).
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Everyone else born in Londonderry
13 more, from 1724 to 1991.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Manchester lists the most people: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Londonderry 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)
- John Stark: Ulysses Dow Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Bell: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Livermore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Betton: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852, artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Patterson: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bell: U. D. Tenney, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Griffin: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Shepard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Dinsmoor: Simon Goodell Griffin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons