Famous people · Northumberland
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northumberland
Eleanor H. Porter is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. Of the bordering towns, Lancaster has the longest list: 12, with William Stokoe at the top. Closest of all is Henry Willard Denison, from Guildhall, 5 mi away. The longest list of any town in New Hampshire belongs to Exeter, with 62.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Eleanor H. Porter
Best known
Eleanor H. Porter
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northumberland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northumberland
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary R. P. Hatch
1848–1935American poet, novelist, short story writer
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
1832–1913American chemist and inventor
Harris M. Plaisted
1828–1898Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
Amos Kidder Fiske
1842–1921US lawyer, journalist and author
Alma Carrie Cummings
1857–1926American journalist, newspaper editor
Henrietta A. Bingham
1841–1877American writer, editor, preceptress
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Of the towns around it, Lancaster has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northumberland and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (27)
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving W. Drew: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris M. Plaisted: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester B. Jordan: Chester Bradley Jordan (Life time: 1839-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: 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
- Horace White: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary R. P. Hatch: H. H. Metcalf, J. N. McClintock, & O. G. Hammond, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Carrie Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Kidder Fiske: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Maria Gove: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Cross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Franklin Bingham: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Raum: Marc LaFoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hutchins Bingham: The Boston Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta A. Bingham: E. R. Hanson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mali Obomsawin: Tolepekinape, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons