#1Famous people · Hancock
From 1796 to 1937, Hancock was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Eddie Murphy, with articles in 5 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 21.7 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. Eddie Murphy was born in 1891.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Eddie Murphy
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
Henry Bidleman Bascom
Youngest
1937
David N. Hurd
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hancock
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Eddie Murphy, David N. Hurd and James Knapp Reeve.
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Through the years
When Hancock’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 1.
Politics & LawFaithSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hancock is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Hancock
Of the other 3, 2 are ministers and preachers.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hancock 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 (4)
- Eddie Murphy: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bidleman Bascom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Davidson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Paxson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons