#1Famous people · Potsdam
14 famous people from Potsdam, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Frank B. Kellogg, the American politician, with articles in 58 languages. Behind the leader come Laurie Halse Anderson and Craig Conroy. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. The first birth on record is John Lyman Smith’s, in 1828, and the last Brandy Fisher’s, in 1975.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Frank B. Kellogg
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
John Lyman Smith
Youngest
1975
Brandy Fisher
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Potsdam’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Potsdam is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Potsdam
Counted by languages, Frank B. Kellogg is ahead of Laurie Halse Anderson and Craig Conroy: 58, 21 and 14.
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Writing & Arts
Laurie Halse Anderson
born 1961American children's writer
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Potsdam’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary
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Everyone else born in Potsdam
Of the other 11, 6 are leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Canton counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potsdam 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 (12)
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Conroy: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Nelson Pray: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Mathews: "The Saint Paul Globe" (Saint Paul, MN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite LeHand: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Keeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen H. Weed: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Bacheller: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons