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Famous people · Acushnet
From 1819 to 1938, Acushnet was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Gil Santos, the American sports announcer, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The American painter Clement Nye Swift ranks second, ahead of Thomas C. H. Smith. Over the border in New Bedford, 37 names are on record, led by John Tukey. The list’s best known name, Gil Santos, dates from 1938.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Gil Santos
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Thomas C. H. Smith
Youngest
1938
Gil Santos
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Acushnet
Gil Santos, Clement Nye Swift and Thomas C. H. Smith are written about in 6, 4 and 2 languages.
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What Acushnet is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Acushnet 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 (5)
- Clement Nye Swift: Franklyn Howland (1843-1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas C. H. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Bennett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Morton: Robert Gordon Hardie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons