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AMHERST

Most Famous People Born in Amherst, United States

Notable people
399
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1882
Most distinctive
Coach 7.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Amherst during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 29 notable births.

What Amherst Is Known For

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Politician is Amherst's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (70).

Amherst over-indexes on coach7.2× the global rate.

Amherst under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician70
  2. Lawyer25
  3. Actor16
  4. Militar15
  5. Football13
  6. Music13
  7. Officer13
  8. Singer11
  1. Coach67.2×
  2. Activist55.8×
  3. Officer134.9×
  4. Lawyer253.6×
  5. Militar153.1×
  6. Music132.3×
  7. Diplomat52.1×
  8. Baseball81.8×
  1. Football130.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Amherst's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 70 of 399 notable people

0001 POLITICIAN

William H. Crawford

1772 - 1834

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0008 POLITICIAN

George Walton

1741 - 1804

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0025 POLITICIAN

Frank Harris Hitchcock

1867 - 1935

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0031 POLITICIAN

James Gunn (senator)

1753 - 1801

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0036 POLITICIAN

William Becknell

1790 - 1856

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0037 POLITICIAN

Oscar L. Chapman

1896 - 1978

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0053 POLITICIAN

David Campbell (Virginia politician)

1779 - 1859

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0061 POLITICIAN

William H. Roane

1787 - 1845

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0069 POLITICIAN

William N. Doak

1882 - 1933

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0073 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Taliaferro

1750 - 1821

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0080 POLITICIAN

John Smith (Ohio politician, died 1824)

1735 - 1824

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0100 POLITICIAN

John Bull (congressman)

1803 - 1863

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0101 POLITICIAN

William Henry Brockenbrough

1812 - 1850

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0107 POLITICIAN

James Israel Standifer

1779 - 1837

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0114 POLITICIAN

Lewis F. Payne Jr.

Born 1945

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0122 POLITICIAN

James Hugh Relfe

1791 - 1863

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0126 POLITICIAN

Paulus Powell

1809 - 1874

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0128 POLITICIAN

Narsworthy Hunter

1750 - 1802

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0130 POLITICIAN

William Barnett (Georgia politician)

1761 - 1832

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0131 POLITICIAN

David S. Garland

1769 - 1841

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0132 POLITICIAN

Robert S. Rose

1774 - 1835

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0134 POLITICIAN

James Johnson (Virginia congressman)

1788 - 1825

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0136 POLITICIAN

Zadock Cook

1769 - 1863

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0141 POLITICIAN

John Neville (general)

1731 - 1803

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0144 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Hough

1773 - 1819

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0147 POLITICIAN

William McKinley (Virginia)

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0149 POLITICIAN

Benjamin G. Orr

1762 - 1822

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0151 POLITICIAN

Samuel Smith Harrison

1780 - 1853

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0152 POLITICIAN

Katie Arrington

Born 1970

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0157 POLITICIAN

Julius W. Blackwell

Born 1797

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0162 POLITICIAN

Robert Bolling (poet)

1738 - 1775

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0163 POLITICIAN

Alexander Wilson (American politician)

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0164 POLITICIAN

Cockacoeske

1640 - 1686

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0166 POLITICIAN

James T. Sandford

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0167 POLITICIAN

John William Smith (politician)

1792 - 1845

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0169 POLITICIAN

Augustine Warner Jr.

1642 - 1681

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0173 POLITICIAN

Alpheus P. Hodges

1821 - 1858

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0179 POLITICIAN

Cabell R. Berry

1848 - 1910

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0185 POLITICIAN

William Digges

1651 - 1697

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0200 POLITICIAN

Joseph Carrington Cabell

1778 - 1856

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0201 POLITICIAN

Peta Lindsay

Born 1984

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0206 POLITICIAN

Aubrey E. Strode

1873 - 1946

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0209 POLITICIAN

Matt Shaheen

Born 1965

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0212 POLITICIAN

Peter Sullivan (politician)

Born 1967

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0222 POLITICIAN

Henry A. G. Lee

1818 - 1851

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0225 POLITICIAN

Charles Vernon Eskridge

1833 - 1900

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0230 POLITICIAN

James W. Stephenson

1806 - 1838

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0245 POLITICIAN

Vance Wilkins

Born 1936

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0252 POLITICIAN

Archibald Alexander (politician)

1755 - 1822

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0254 POLITICIAN

Ada L. Smith

Born 1945

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0270 POLITICIAN

Deb Kennedy

Born 1954

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0271 POLITICIAN

Davis Floyd

1776 - 1834

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0284 POLITICIAN

J. Belmont Woodson

1872 - 1963

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0287 POLITICIAN

William S. Mason

1832 - 1899

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0292 POLITICIAN

Albert E. Summers

1824 - 1901

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0298 POLITICIAN

David 'Bo' Ginn

Born 1951

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0307 POLITICIAN

Will Gabig

Born 1956

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0310 POLITICIAN

Ludovic Colquhoun

1804 - 1882

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0314 POLITICIAN

Matt Barrett

Born 1970

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0320 POLITICIAN

Walter Moore (politician)

Born 1959

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0325 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Franklin Williams

1819 - 1886

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0337 POLITICIAN

David C. Yakey

1830 - 1908

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0342 POLITICIAN

Johnson Collins

1847 - 1906

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0350 POLITICIAN

Rees Hill

1776 - 1852

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0356 POLITICIAN

Thomas Jarvis

1623 - 1694

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0368 POLITICIAN

Jacob Edgar Boyers

1832 - 1911

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0386 POLITICIAN

Frank Denver

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0391 POLITICIAN

Earle M. Brown

1926 - 1969

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0396 POLITICIAN

Samuel M. Garland

1812 - 1880

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0399 POLITICIAN

John T. Costin

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