Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire ranks 3,082nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Doboj, Mokpo, and Shijiazhuang. Memorable people born in Hanover, New Hampshire include Laura Bridgman, John Perkins, and Thomas C. Kinkaid. Memorable people who died in Hanover, New Hampshire include John G. Kemeny, Harry Hillman, and Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Hanover, New Hampshire has been the birth place of many writers, and military personnels and the death place of many chemists, and mathematicians. Hanover, New Hampshire is located in United States.
Hanover is a town located along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,870. The town is home to the Ivy League university Dartmouth College, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and Hanover High School. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town, connecting with a number of trails and nature preserves. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1829 and 1963, Hanover, New Hampshire was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Laura Bridgman, John Perkins, and Thomas C. Kinkaid. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Hanover, New Hampshire including John G. Kemeny, Harry Hillman, and Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hanover, New Hampshire than were born there.
People Born in Hanover, New Hampshire
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Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1
John Perkins
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 2
Thomas C. Kinkaid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1972
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 3
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 4
Charlie Clouser
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Hanover, New Hampshire
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John G. Kemeny
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 1992
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1
Harry Hillman
ATHLETE
1881 - 1945
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
EXPLORER
1879 - 1962
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 3
James B. Conant
CHEMIST
1893 - 1978
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4
Donella Meadows
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 5
Malcolm Browne
JOURNALIST
1931 - 2012
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 6
George Stibitz
INVENTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 7
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 8
John Sloan
PAINTER
1871 - 1951
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 9
Potter Stewart
JUDGE
1915 - 1985
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 10
C. Everett Koop
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2013
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hanover, New Hampshire were writers (2), military personnels (1), astronomers (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were chemists (2), mathematicians (1), athletes (1), explorers (1), and journalists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hanover, New Hampshire, including John Perkins. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hanover, New Hampshire, including Laura Bridgman, and John Perkins.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Hanover, New Hampshire since 1700.
