Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire ranks 3,449th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nabari, Mie, Bajina Bašta, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The most famous people from Portsmouth, New Hampshire are Ronnie James Dio, John Langdon, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The most famous people who died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire are Levi Woodbury, and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been the birth place of many musicians, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is located in United States.
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1741 and 1997, Portsmouth, New Hampshire was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ronnie James Dio, John Langdon, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Portsmouth, New Hampshire including Levi Woodbury, and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.
People Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Ronnie James Dio
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 1
John Langdon
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1819
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 2
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
WRITER
1836 - 1907
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 3
Ilene Woods
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 4
Elliott Coues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1899
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 5
Colby Stevenson
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.77
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Levi Woodbury
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1851
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 1
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
WRITER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Portsmouth, New Hampshire were musicians (1), politicians (1), writers (1), actors (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including Ronnie James Dio. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including Ronnie James Dio.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire since 1700.
