#1Famous people · Berkshire
6 famous people from Berkshire, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Eugene Foss, the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. The next two names are George Edmund Foss and Charles C. Ellsworth. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from Homer Elihu Royce (1820) to George Edmund Foss (1863).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Eugene Foss
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Homer Elihu Royce
Youngest
1863
George Edmund Foss
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Berkshire’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Berkshire is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Berkshire’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Berkshire
First, Eugene Foss (10 languages), then George Edmund Foss (6) and Charles C. Ellsworth (5).
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3 more, 2 of them leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berkshire 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)
- Eugene Foss: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edmund Foss: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Ellsworth: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Elihu Royce: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Rublee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh Richmond Brewer: Perry, WIlliam Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Henry Powell: Edwin Mortimer Haynes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Salm-Salm: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons