#1Writing & Arts
Daniel Webster
1782–185214th and 19th United States Secretary of State
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Famous people · Salisbury
6 famous people were born in Salisbury, more of them leaders than in most towns
With articles in 50 languages, Daniel Webster is the most widely known. Samuel E. Pingree and Ezekiel A. Straw follow. In the early republic, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Daniel Webster in 1782 to Samuel E. Pingree in 1832, the births cover 50 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Daniel Webster
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Daniel Webster
Youngest
1832
Samuel E. Pingree
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Salisbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Salisbury’s famous people were born
The 1780s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Salisbury is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.2 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 Salisbury
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Samuel E. Pingree
1832–1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Salisbury
3 more, 2 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Salisbury home
One more notable person made the town home: Louise Andrus.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Franklin lists the most people: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salisbury 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)
- Daniel Webster: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel E. Pingree: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezekiel A. Straw: Manchester, New Hampshire: John B. Clarke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Pingry: William Morrill Pingry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ichabod Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Colcord Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Harriman: Amos Hadley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams Dix: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons