#1Famous people · Rockingham
9 famous people from Rockingham, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Warren Felt Evans, the American New Thought writer, with articles in 5 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 8 in all. Born in 1811, Jonathan Blanchard is the first name on record, and George Olcott Proctor, born in 1847, the most recent. The list comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Vermont, at 14.7.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Warren Felt Evans
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Jonathan Blanchard
Youngest
1847
George Olcott Proctor
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Rockingham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rockingham’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rockingham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rockingham
First, Warren Felt Evans (5 languages), then Jonathan Blanchard (4) and Selim Peabody (4).
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Jonathan Blanchard
1811–1892American academic and pastor
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Rockingham
6 more, 5 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Rockingham?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Rockingham’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockingham 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)
- Warren Felt Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Blanchard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selim Peabody: I. W. Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Franklin Severens: George Irving Reed, author. Century Publishing and Engraving (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Olcott Proctor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Fisk: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Glidden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrett: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons