#1Politics & Law
Robert Hamilton
1809–1878American lawyer, bank president and Democratic Party politician
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Famous people · Hamburg
4 famous people call Hamburg their birthplace
Robert Hamilton leads the list, covered in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Joseph E. Edsall and Fred Mauer. From Joseph E. Edsall to Fred Mauer, the births on the list run from 1789 to 1862. The list comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Robert Hamilton
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Joseph E. Edsall
Youngest
1862
Fred Mauer
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Hamburg
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Hamburg’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1800s, at 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hamburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.6 times.
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 Hamburg
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Franklin’s, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamburg 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 (3)
- Robert Hamilton: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Mushbach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Lynch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons