Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics
Famous people · Boston
Born near Boston: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sherwood Anderson, with articles in 67 languages. The nearest, Mary Haas, was born in Richmond, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Boston. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Sherwood Anderson
Best known
Sherwood Anderson
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boston
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tim Cannon
born 1979American software developer, entrepreneur, and biohacker
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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. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Sherwood Anderson: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambrose Burnside: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dennison Stephens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons