37.8688° N, 79.2205° W
AMHERST
Most Famous People Born in Amherst, United States
- Notable people
- 399
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1882
- Most distinctive
- Coach 7.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Amherst during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Amherst Is Known For
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Politician is Amherst's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (70).
Amherst over-indexes on coach — 7.2× the global rate.
Amherst under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Military
- Music
- Science
- Writing
- Other
- Field: Politician Clear ×
William H. Crawford
1772 - 1834
George Walton
1741 - 1804
Frank Harris Hitchcock
1867 - 1935
James Gunn (senator)
1753 - 1801
William Becknell
1790 - 1856
Oscar L. Chapman
1896 - 1978
David Campbell (Virginia politician)
1779 - 1859
William H. Roane
1787 - 1845
William N. Doak
1882 - 1933
Benjamin Taliaferro
1750 - 1821
John Smith (Ohio politician, died 1824)
1735 - 1824
John Bull (congressman)
1803 - 1863
William Henry Brockenbrough
1812 - 1850
James Israel Standifer
1779 - 1837
Lewis F. Payne Jr.
Born 1945
James Hugh Relfe
1791 - 1863
Paulus Powell
1809 - 1874
Narsworthy Hunter
1750 - 1802
William Barnett (Georgia politician)
1761 - 1832
David S. Garland
1769 - 1841
Robert S. Rose
1774 - 1835
James Johnson (Virginia congressman)
1788 - 1825
Zadock Cook
1769 - 1863
John Neville (general)
1731 - 1803
Benjamin Hough
1773 - 1819
William McKinley (Virginia)
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Benjamin G. Orr
1762 - 1822
Samuel Smith Harrison
1780 - 1853
Katie Arrington
Born 1970
Julius W. Blackwell
Born 1797
Robert Bolling (poet)
1738 - 1775
Alexander Wilson (American politician)
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Cockacoeske
1640 - 1686
James T. Sandford
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John William Smith (politician)
1792 - 1845
Augustine Warner Jr.
1642 - 1681
Alpheus P. Hodges
1821 - 1858
Cabell R. Berry
1848 - 1910
William Digges
1651 - 1697
Joseph Carrington Cabell
1778 - 1856
Peta Lindsay
Born 1984
Aubrey E. Strode
1873 - 1946
Matt Shaheen
Born 1965
Peter Sullivan (politician)
Born 1967
Henry A. G. Lee
1818 - 1851
Charles Vernon Eskridge
1833 - 1900
James W. Stephenson
1806 - 1838
Vance Wilkins
Born 1936
Archibald Alexander (politician)
1755 - 1822
Ada L. Smith
Born 1945
Deb Kennedy
Born 1954
Davis Floyd
1776 - 1834
J. Belmont Woodson
1872 - 1963
William S. Mason
1832 - 1899
Albert E. Summers
1824 - 1901
David 'Bo' Ginn
Born 1951
Will Gabig
Born 1956
Ludovic Colquhoun
1804 - 1882
Matt Barrett
Born 1970
Walter Moore (politician)
Born 1959
Benjamin Franklin Williams
1819 - 1886
David C. Yakey
1830 - 1908
Johnson Collins
1847 - 1906
Rees Hill
1776 - 1852
Thomas Jarvis
1623 - 1694
Jacob Edgar Boyers
1832 - 1911
Frank Denver
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Earle M. Brown
1926 - 1969
Samuel M. Garland
1812 - 1880
John T. Costin
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