#1Famous people · Whitefield
4 famous people were born in Whitefield from 1823 to 1926
Most widely known is John G. Foster, the union army general, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Amos Kidder Fiske and Anna Maria Gove. John G. Foster was born in 1823. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John G. Foster
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
John G. Foster
Youngest
1926
Harold Burns
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Whitefield
By how many languages cover them, John G. Foster comes first (6), then Amos Kidder Fiske (4) and Anna Maria Gove (4).
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#2Politics & Law
Amos Kidder Fiske
1842–1921US lawyer, journalist and author
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Whitefield’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Whitefield is known for
Share of Whitefield’s famous people in each field.
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 Whitefield
1 more, best known first.
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The neighbour with the most names is Jefferson, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitefield 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 (5)
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Kidder Fiske: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Maria Gove: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Wentworth Tenney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons