#1Famous people · Lunenburg
A single famous person was born in Lunenburg: Cynthia Holmes Belcher
The American journalist Cynthia Holmes Belcher was born in 1827. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Lancaster, which borders it, has 12 on its list, the best known William Stokoe.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Cynthia Holmes Belcher
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Cynthia Holmes Belcher
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Lunenburg
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lunenburg 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 (5)
- Cynthia Holmes Belcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Wentworth Tenney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons