#1Politics & Law
Henry Ames Blood
1836–1900Civil servant, poet, playwright, historian
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Famous people · Temple
Temple is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Henry Ames Blood leads the list, covered in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Daniel Pratt and Ada Howard. The list runs from Daniel Pratt, born in 1799, to Henry Ames Blood, born in 1836. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Henry Ames Blood
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Daniel Pratt
Youngest
1836
Henry Ames Blood
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Temple
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
Ada Howard
1829–1907American educator, president of Wellesley College
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Through the years
When Temple’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 1 births.
Politics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Temple is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
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 Temple
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Peterborough has the most on record, with 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Temple 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)
- Henry Ames Blood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Pratt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huntington: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Addison Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Greeley Abbot: Bachrach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Swan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons