#1Military
Forrest Sherman
1896–1951United States Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Merrimack
The 4 famous people born in Merrimack, led by Forrest Sherman
With articles in 11 languages, Forrest Sherman is the most widely known. Tim Schaller, the American ice hockey player, comes second, with Carlos W. Colby third. Over 153 years of births, the list goes from Carlos W. Colby (1837) to Tim Schaller (1990). For its size the list is short: 1.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.8 in the typical New Hampshire town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Forrest Sherman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Carlos W. Colby
Youngest
1990
Tim Schaller
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Merrimack
Forrest Sherman leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of Tim Schaller (9) and Carlos W. Colby (1).
#1
#2CC#3
Through the years
When Merrimack’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 1 births.
MilitarySportsNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Merrimack is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Merrimack
1 more, best known first.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Merrimack?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Merrimack’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Nashua’s, at 47 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrimack 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 (7)
- Forrest Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Schaller: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandy Moore: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachariah Chandler: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Greeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwig Ahgren: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McQuesten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons