Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter, New Hampshire ranks 2,816th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Foligno, Elche, and North York. Memorable people born in Exeter, New Hampshire include Dan Brown, John Irving, and Elizabeth Jane Gardner. Memorable people who died in Exeter, New Hampshire include Sidney Darlington. Exeter, New Hampshire has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many engineers. Exeter, New Hampshire is located in United States.
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood. Home to Phillips Exeter Academy, a private university-preparatory school, Exeter is situated where the Exeter River becomes the tidal Squamscott River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1755 and 1964, Exeter, New Hampshire was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Dan Brown, John Irving, and Elizabeth Jane Gardner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Exeter, New Hampshire including Sidney Darlington.
People Born in Exeter, New Hampshire
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Dan Brown
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 2
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
PAINTER
1837 - 1922
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 3
Lewis Cass
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4
Daniel Chester French
SCULPTOR
1850 - 1931
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 5
Nicholas Gilman
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1814
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Exeter, New Hampshire
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Exeter, New Hampshire were writers (2), politicians (2), painters (1), and sculptors (1), while most who died were engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Exeter, New Hampshire, including Dan Brown, and John Irving. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Exeter, New Hampshire, including Dan Brown, and John Irving.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Exeter, New Hampshire since 1700.
