#1Science & Medicine
Charles Franklin Dunbar
1830–1900American economist
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Famous people · Abington
16 famous people were born in Abington from 1732 to 1975
Articles in 8 languages make the American economist Charles Franklin Dunbar the best known. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Charles Franklin Dunbar, the best known, was born in 1830. Per head, the list is long: 9.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Charles Franklin Dunbar
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1732
Solomon Lovell
Youngest
1975
Jared C. Monti
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Abington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Abington’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Abington
The three are covered in 8, 7 and 6 languages: Charles Franklin Dunbar, Jared C. Monti and Eugene F. Loud.
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#2Military
Jared C. Monti
1975–2006United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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#3Politics & Law
Eugene F. Loud
1847–1908U.S. Congressman from California
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What Abington is known for
Share of Abington’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Abington
The other 13 span the years 1732 to 1972.
Charles Francis Meserve
1850–1935American academic administrator, university president
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Also called Abington home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Abington, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Brockton lists the most people: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Abington 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.
Photo credits (14)
- Charles Franklin Dunbar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared C. Monti: Jared C. Monti.jpg: U.S. military photographer derivative work: Hekerui, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene F. Loud: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Murphy: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hayes Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. McNary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Gannett Reed: Joseph Gaston (1833–1913), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Allen Murphy: 123JD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Meserve: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Driscoll: University of Maine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sullivan: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (U.S. Department of Justice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyson Sullivan: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Marciano: Stanley Weston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Spellman: CC0, Wikimedia Commons