#1Famous people · Milford
10 famous people from Milford, many of them leaders
Harriet E. Wilson, the african-american novelist, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Morgan Andrews and George A. Ramsdell. 8 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Harriet E. Wilson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Harriet E. Wilson
Youngest
1995
Morgan Andrews
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Milford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Milford is known for
Milford has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
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 Milford’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1820s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Milford
By how many languages cover them, Harriet E. Wilson comes first (12), then Morgan Andrews (7) and George A. Ramsdell (5).
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Everyone else born in Milford
Still to come: 7 more, from 1827 to 1959.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Amherst has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milford 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)
- Harriet E. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Andrews: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Ramsdell: Charles Nelson Kent, Henry O. Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Hutchinson Patton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Enoch Pillsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Burns: Ramsdell, George Allen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Adam Secombe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark F. Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Greeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Greeley Abbot: Bachrach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwig Ahgren: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons