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Famous people · Warner

12 famous people from Warner, many of them writers and artists

The best known is the governor of New hampshire Walter Harriman, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Adelaide George Bennett and Gordon Enoch Gates. 9 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 40.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8.

#1 best knownWalter HarrimanPolitics & Law · 1817–1884
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12
notable people
Best known
Walter Harriman
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Walter Harriman
Youngest
2000
Horace "Pepper" Martin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people

What stands out about Warner’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Warner is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 4.9 times as common.

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 Warner’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1840s than in any other decade: 5.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday18001850190019502000Adelaide George BennettWalter Harriman
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableBusinessSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Warner

Walter Harriman leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Adelaide George Bennett (6) and Gordon Enoch Gates (6).

Walter Harriman#1
Politics & Law

Walter Harriman

1817–1884

Governor of New Hampshire

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Adelaide George Bennett#2
Writing & Arts

Adelaide George Bennett

1848–1911

American poet and botanist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GG#3
Notable

Gordon Enoch Gates

1897–1987

Oligochaetologist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Warner

The rest number 9, with 5 writers and artists among them.

Charles Alfred Pillsbury

Charles Alfred Pillsbury

1842–1899

American industrialist and politician

H. Maria George Colby

H. Maria George Colby

1844–1910

American author, fashion editor

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
AH

Amanda Bartlett Harris

1824–1917

American author and literary critic

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Frederick Myron Colby

Frederick Myron Colby

1848–1920

American writer, educator and politician

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
HG

Henry Gilmore

1832–1891

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WD

William C. Dowling

born 1944

American philosopher and literary critic

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
HM

Horace "Pepper" Martin

2000–2000

American ice hockey player and coach

JP

James Woodbury Perkins

1840–1892

19th century American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Nellie George Stearns

Nellie George Stearns

1855–1936

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Hopkinton leads the towns around it, with 9 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warner 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.

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