#1Famous people · Portsmouth
6 famous people come from Portsmouth, Billy Gonsalves the best known
The best known is the American soccer player Billy Gonsalves, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Cole Swider and Gideon Cornell. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. 2 of them were born before independence, the first Joseph Sheffield in 1661.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Billy Gonsalves
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1661
Joseph Sheffield
Youngest
1999
Cole Swider
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Portsmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Portsmouth’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Portsmouth
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Portsmouth is known for
Portsmouth has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Portsmouth
3 more names, born between 1661 and 1988.
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The best known from each town bordering Portsmouth.
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 (9)
- Billy Gonsalves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Swider: The Hoosier.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Moulton Carpenter, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gray: William Denison Lyman et al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arden Myrin: CHRISTOPHER MACSURAK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Williams Bicknell: Thomas Williams Bicknell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilder Dwight Bancroft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons