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Politics & Law
Anson Burlingame
1820–1870American politician, minister to China, and China's envoy to U.S. and European nations
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Famous people · New Berlin
New Berlin counts 5 famous people, first among them Anson Burlingame
Anson Burlingame is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Delazon Smith and Helen A. Manville. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Anson Burlingame
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Levi Grant
Youngest
1839
Helen A. Manville
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about New Berlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Berlin’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Berlin
Two of the three are leaders.
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What New Berlin is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
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 New Berlin
2 more, from 1810 to 1838.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Berlin home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in New Berlin, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Norwich has the most on record: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Berlin 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 (9)
- Delazon Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen A. Manville: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Grant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Daggett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamdi Ulukaya: Michael Gonda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Borden: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Anson Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Mills Huntington: Artist: Charles Fenderich (1805-1887), Lithographer : Peter S. Duval, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Franchot: Otsego County Historian (Cooperstown, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons