▪ Pittsfield was named for William Pitt, the First Earl of Chatham and a prime minister for Great Britain.
▪ Pittsfield was home to various iterations of a major league baseball team between the years of 1894 and 2003. They all played at Wahconah Park.
▪ Known for her role as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games franchise, actress Elizabeth Banks was born and raised in Pittsfield, MA.