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Photo: Daniel Tripp · Public domainFamous people · Keene
5 famous people were born in Keene from 1815 to 1952
The best known is the American politician Beth Edmonds, with articles in 5 languages. William Morris Davis is second and Bob Hickey third. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Beth Edmonds, dates from 1950.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Beth Edmonds
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
William Morris Davis
Youngest
1952
Bob Hickey
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Keene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Keene’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Keene
Beth Edmonds, William Morris Davis and Bob Hickey are written about in 5, 5 and 3 languages.
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Known for
What Keene is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Keene
Still to come: 2 more, from 1936 to 1940.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Elizabethtown counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keene 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)
- Orlando Kellogg: George Levi Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Markham: Union Eng S.F., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Brewster Sewell: Amanda Brewster Sewell - 1904, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons