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
Tyler Mathisen
Born 1954
Bud Thomas (pitcher)
1910 - 2001
Charles Mynn Thruston (colonel)
1738 - 1812
Lewis B. Williams Jr.
1833 - 1863
Carr Waller Pritchett Sr.
1823 - 1910
Hugh B. Scott
Born 1949
Will Gabig
Born 1956
Bentley Ball
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Peter G. Camden
1801 - 1873
Ludovic Colquhoun
1804 - 1882
Hassel T. Hicks
1896 - 1952
John B. Campbell
1777 - 1814
Kevin Stevens (rugby union)
Born 1987
Matt Barrett
Born 1970
Tony Wood (musician)
Born 1961
Melanie Penn
Born 1980
Gregory Wheeler
Born 1968
Frederic De Frouville
1850 - 1883
Kenny Williams (announcer)
1914 - 1984
Walter Moore (politician)
Born 1959
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
Born 1945
Pamela Hannley
Born 1951
Eliza Carpenter
1851 - 1924
Chris Lavergne
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Benjamin Franklin Williams
1819 - 1886
William Kennon Mayo
1824 - 1900
George Liele
1750 - 1820
James R. Gillenwater
1871 - 1946
Henry Moxley
1809 - 1878
John B. Frazier
1869 - 1939
William Ashbie Hawkins
1862 - 1941
Paula Girven
Born 1958
Marc M. Wall
Born 1954
Byrd Moore
1889 - 1949
Terrance Brennan
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Patrick Emmet Duffy
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David C. Yakey
1830 - 1908
Julia Antonelli
Born 2003
David Rush Morrison
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Sonny Easley
1939 - 1978
John Moultson
1752 - 1803
Johnson Collins
1847 - 1906
Jeannie Ritter
Born 1958
Ellen Battelle Dietrick
1847 - 1895
Wild Bill Claiborne
1872 - 1933
Bill Grinus
1911 - 1983
Charles Baker (surveyor)
1743 - 1835
Thomas Jefferson Boynton
1838 - 1871
Beverley Randolph (aviator)
1923 - 1958
Rees Hill
1776 - 1852
John F. Harris (politician)
Died 1913
Tom Metcalf
Born 1940
Charles Carroll Simms
1824 - 1884
John E. Sterling Jr.
Born 1953
Millard F. Singleton
1859 - 1939
Thomas Jarvis
1623 - 1694
Frederick Blantford Bate
1917 - 1970
Lavinia Turner
1888 - 1937
Lewis Linn McArthur
1843 - 1897
Walter J. Singleton
1860 - 1933
Robert F. Coverdale
Born 1930
Meritt H. Steger
1900 - 1998
Thomas A. Davis
1873 - 1964
Elizabeth Leonhardt
1867 - 1953
Warren J. Winstead
1927 - 2001
Tori Christ
Born 1992
Eugene Blair
1908 - 1942
Jacob Edgar Boyers
1832 - 1911
Frank Peake
1903 - 1978
Erasmus M. Smithers
1830 - 1900
Andrew K. Campbell
1828 - 1867
Francis Dunlavy
1761 - 1839
Josephine English
1920 - 2011
Shannon Wright (illustrator)
Born 1994
Enrique Yateman
1810 - 1880
J. Lee Hill Jr.
Born 1978
Carl A. Roles
1903 - 1970
Walker Leach
1888 - 1944
John Penton
Born 1925
William W. Page
1836 - 1897
Mildred E. Gibbs
1850 - 1935
John Lewis (Nebraska activist)
Born 1841
Marcia McDermott
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John R. McDaniel
1807 - 1878
W. S. Renn Jr.
Born 1928
Frank Denver
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Maria Demencia Morales
Born 1992
Bert C. Piggott
1920 - 1999
Thomas Kilgore
1715 - 1823
Frank Edwards
1909 - 1997
Earle M. Brown
1926 - 1969
Robert A. Gilbert
1870 - 1942
Robert Turner (Bahai)
1855 - 1909
Mary Yost
1881 - 1954
Nathaniel C. Claiborne
1820 - 1857
Samuel M. Garland
1812 - 1880
Joel Monroe
1793 - 1877
Tim Yackley
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John T. Costin
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