#1Famous people · Randolph
16 famous people were born in Randolph, more of them leaders than in most towns
Best known of all is Zosia Mamet, written about in 20 languages. Chelsea Marshall and Anna Konkle follow. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. From Joseph Edson to Clara Mamet, the births on the list run from 1782 to 1994.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Zosia Mamet
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Joseph Edson
Youngest
1994
Clara Mamet
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Randolph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Randolph is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 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 Randolph’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessSportsFaithMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Randolph
Languages with an article: 20 for Zosia Mamet, 11 for Chelsea Marshall, 8 for Anna Konkle.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Tunbridge leads the towns around it, with 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randolph 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 (15)
- Zosia Mamet: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Marshall: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Konkle: Ben, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Miller: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Dubois: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Surprenant: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Augustus Bissell: Not Known. (Life time: Subject died in 1893.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Brown Chandler: Hiram Carleton, author. Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Olivia Nutting: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyrum Smith: Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 Original uploader was Sesmith at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Henry Safford: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Morse: Washington Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jefferson P. Kidder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons