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Famous people · Boston

Boston is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the American football player Bobby Walden, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American football player Jessie Small. Bobby Walden, born in 1938, is the earliest name and Jessie Small, born in 1966, the latest. The longest list of any town in Georgia belongs to Rome, with 66.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bobby Walden
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Bobby Walden
Youngest
1966
Jessie Small
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Boston

BW#1
Sports

Bobby Walden

1938–2018

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JS#2
Sports

Jessie Small

born 1966

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boston and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.