#1Famous people · Berkshire
Berkshire is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is William S. Lincoln, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. The other is George Fisk Comfort, the American art historian. The nearest list is next door in Candor: 5 names, starting with Herman L. Humphrey. Over 20 years of births, the list goes from William S. Lincoln (1813) to George Fisk Comfort (1833).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William S. Lincoln
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
William S. Lincoln
Youngest
1833
George Fisk Comfort
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Berkshire
#1#2Known for
What Berkshire is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Candor has the longest list next door: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berkshire 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 (6)
- William S. Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Fisk Comfort: Hiram S. Gutsell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman L. Humphrey: Phineas Camp Headley, author. A. L. Bancroft & Company (San Francisco, CA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Rockefeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eunice Stebbins: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons