#1Famous people · Northwood
6 famous people were born in Northwood from 1790 to 1918
Albert O. Brown, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Francis Samuel Drake and Hall J. Kelley. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 12.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Albert O. Brown
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Hall J. Kelley
Youngest
1918
Daniel G. Aldrich
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Northwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Northwood’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 1 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Northwood
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Francis Samuel Drake
1828–1885United States historian and biographer
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#3Known for
What Northwood is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 4.9 times.
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 Northwood
The other 3 span the years 1831 to 1918.
Daniel G. Aldrich
1918–1990American academic, administrator, and founding chancellor at the University of California, Irvine 1962-1984
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Around it, Deerfield has the most people on record, 12 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwood 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)
- Albert O. Brown: J. N. McClintock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Samuel Drake: Jacques Reich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall J. Kelley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Knowles Haskell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Norris Jr.: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cilley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons