#1Famous people · Pittsfield
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Pittsfield
Moses Norris Jr., the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Samuel Gardner Drake and Ebenezer Knowlton. Most were born in the early republic: 7 of them. Born in 1798, Samuel Gardner Drake is the first name on record, and Leon Chagnon, born in 1902, the most recent.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Moses Norris Jr.
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
Samuel Gardner Drake
Youngest
1902
Leon Chagnon
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Pittsfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pittsfield’s famous people were born
The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pittsfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Pittsfield
By how many languages cover them, Moses Norris Jr. comes first (8), then Samuel Gardner Drake (7) and Ebenezer Knowlton (5).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Samuel Gardner Drake
1798–1875United States historian and antiquarian
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Pittsfield
Another 6, 2 of them leaders.
Frank Ellsworth Blaisdell
1862–1946American entomologist and professor of surgery
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittsfield 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 (8)
- Moses Norris Jr.: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Gardner Drake: Stephen Alonzo Schoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Knowlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Chase: W. M. Lockwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Swett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert O. Brown: J. N. McClintock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pearson: Jonathan Pearson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram A. Tuttle: Granite State Monthly magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons