#1Famous people · Andover
Of the 34 famous people born in Andover, an unusual share are musicians
Kara Hayward, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Samuel Osgood and Marcia Henderson. The oldest name on the list belongs to Anne Bradstreet, born in 1650, the newest to Shane Lachance, born in 2003. The largest group, 9, was born in the early republic.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Kara Hayward
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1650
Anne Bradstreet
Youngest
2003
Shane Lachance
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Andover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Andover is known for
Compared with the usual town, ministers and preachers are the most over-represented field, at 5.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Andover’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableFaithScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Andover
Ranked by languages covered: Kara Hayward with 21, then Samuel Osgood with 17 and Marcia Henderson with 11.
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Everyone else born in Andover
31 more, best known first.
Arthur Sherburne Hardy
1847–1930Engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, poet
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A chosen home
Also called Andover home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by Jeb Bush.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Lawrence lists the most people: 63.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Andover 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 (21)
- Kara Hayward: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Osgood: Constantino Brumidi, artist. Detroit Publishing Company, copyright claimant, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcia Henderson: TV episode screenshot (Four Star International), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Johnson: Alie Krohn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice French: alice french (Life time: died 1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dossie Easton: Douglas O'Keeffe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Abbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Yastrzemski: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abiel Foster: Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918 -- Etcher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cunliffe: Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Poor: U. D. Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriette Newell Woods Baker: G. Derby & J. T. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bush: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tram Nguyen: Kristin.T98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara L'Italien: Emmahfriend, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Bernstein: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias James Corey: Creator: Trvthchem personal photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Corey: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Otis Kendall: William Curtis Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Oberg: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons