#1Famous people · Londonderry
Londonderry counts 4 famous people, first among them Ernest W. Gibson
At the top of the list is the American politician Ernest W. Gibson, covered in 12 languages. Close behind are Harrison Henry Atwood and Norman F. Bates. The biggest group are leaders: 2. Over 32 years of births, the list goes from Norman F. Bates (1839) to Ernest W. Gibson (1871).
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ernest W. Gibson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Norman F. Bates
Youngest
1871
Ernest W. Gibson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Londonderry
Three names lead: Ernest W. Gibson (12 languages), Harrison Henry Atwood (4) and Norman F. Bates (3).
#1#2Politics & Law
Harrison Henry Atwood
1863–1954American politician from Massachusetts
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#3Through the years
When Londonderry’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Londonderry is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Londonderry
1 more, best known first.
Janette Hill Knox
1845–1920American temperance reformer, educator, suffragist, author, editor
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A chosen home
Also called Londonderry home
Born elsewhere, Ross Powers lived here.
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Londonderry 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 (7)
- Ernest W. Gibson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison Henry Atwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman F. Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janette Hill Knox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Powers: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Brooks Gleason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron H. Cragin: "McClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives & Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress". McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), publisher. Julian Vannerson (b. 1827), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons