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John Sullivan
1740–1795American general, politician and judge from New Hampshire
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Famous people · Somersworth
Somersworth counts 5 famous people, first among them John Sullivan
John Sullivan is the best known, with articles in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Stuart Chase and Edward H. Rollins. Born in 1740, John Sullivan is the first name on record, and Devin Powell, born in 1988, the most recent. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 5.8 of the typical New Hampshire town.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Sullivan
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
John Sullivan
Youngest
1988
Devin Powell
Most common field
Military
1 people
What stands out about Somersworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Somersworth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1740s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Somersworth
Three names lead: John Sullivan (21 languages), Stuart Chase (11) and Edward H. Rollins (10).
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1 of them work in Military, the biggest field.
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2 more, from 1870 to 1988.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Somersworth 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)
- John Sullivan: A. Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Chase: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Rollins: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Burleigh: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Casey: de:Benutzer:CKA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Sullivan: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Hill: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons