â–ª Pittsfield was named for William Pitt, the First Earl of Chatham and a prime minister for Great Britain.
â–ª 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.
â–ª Known for her role as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games franchise, actress Elizabeth Banks was born and raised in Pittsfield, MA.