#14 famous people come from Meredith, Bradford Anderson the best known
Bradford Anderson, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are George G. Fogg and Charles A. Busiel. The earliest on the list is George G. Fogg, born in 1813, and the youngest Bradford Anderson, born in 1979. The longest list of any town in New Hampshire belongs to Exeter, with 62.
Born in Meredith
Three names lead: Bradford Anderson (10 languages), George G. Fogg (8) and Charles A. Busiel (4).
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#3When Meredith’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Meredith is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Meredith
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Meredith?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Meredith’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Laconia has the longest list next door: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meredith 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 (5)
- Bradford Anderson: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George G. Fogg: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Busiel: Biographical Review Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adoniram Judson Gordon: Ernest B. Gordon, Adoniram Judson Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Foster: Ira Mill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

