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Famous people · Walpole
Of the 11 famous people born in Walpole, an unusual share are writers and artists
Glover Morrill Allen is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. The largest group, 8, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 29.8 on the list, well above the typical New Hampshire town’s 5.8. From Davis Carpenter to Sarah Burns, the births on the list run from 1799 to 1982.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Glover Morrill Allen
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Davis Carpenter
Youngest
1982
Sarah Burns
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Walpole’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Walpole is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 4.5 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.
Through the years
When Walpole’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Walpole
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Walpole
8 more, 3 of them leaders.
Eliza Ann Otis
1833–1904American poet, journalist, editor, publisher, philanthropist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Edwin Oscar Hall
1810–1883Missionary, printer, Minister of the Interior to the Kingdom of Hawaii
FaithWikipedia ↗
Franklin Hooper
1851–1914American biologist, educator and institute director
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Walpole home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Walpole, though born elsewhere.
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799–1888American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Bellows Falls leads the towns around it, with 18 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walpole 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 (15)
- Andrew J. Russell: Andrew Russell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Cornelius Howland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Adams Bellows: Adna Tenney (1810–1900), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Ann Otis: Steakel & Lamson (Los Angeles, CA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Lane Hooper Eastman: Radcliffe College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Oscar Hall: from photo, Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Hooper: Joseph Henry Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa May Alcott: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Burns: LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail May Alcott Nieriker: Rose Peckham of May Alcott Nieriker (d. 1879), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Fisk: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Felt Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Thomson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons