#1Famous people · Portsmouth
Musicians stand out among the 30 famous people born in Portsmouth
The best known is the American opera singer Kathleen Battle, with articles in 25 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 19 in all. 4 of them were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 765 towns in Ohio with famous people list more.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Kathleen Battle
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Thomas Leforge
Youngest
1982
Josh Newman
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Portsmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Portsmouth is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 3 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 Portsmouth
Musicians take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Portsmouth’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 6.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Portsmouth
27 more, from 1850 to 1982.
Thomas Leforge
1850–1931American writer, American army scout and interpreter
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Tom Fletcher
1873–1954African-American vaudeville entertainer, actor, and writer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns around it, New Boston has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portsmouth 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)
- Kathleen Battle: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Sali: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Schuler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Oliver: Dennis Desprois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Harsha: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry T. Bannon: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons