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Famous people · Athol

Athol counts 17 famous people, first among them Lysander Spooner

Lysander Spooner is the best known, with articles in 34 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Starrett and H. Warner Munn. In the age of mills and railroads, 8 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.

3Writing & Arts3Notable2Faith2Politics & Law
#1 best knownLysander SpoonerWriting & Arts · 1808–1887
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Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Lysander Spooner
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Asa Drury
Youngest
1965
Shawn Patterson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Athol

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

Lysander Spooner#1
Writing & Arts

Lysander Spooner

1808–1887

American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist First International and entrepreneur of the 19th century

34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Charles Starrett#2
Film, TV & Stage

Charles Starrett

1903–1986

American actor

18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
H. Warner Munn#3
Writing & Arts

H. Warner Munn

1903–1981

American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Athol’s famous people were born

The 1900s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century1800185019001950Lysander SpoonerJimmy BarrettCharles StarrettHenry Harrison Sprague
Writing & ArtsNotableFaithPolitics & LawMusicSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Athol is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Athol

The rest number 14, with 2 ministers and preachers among them.

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Daniel Francis Feehan

1855–1934

Catholic bishop

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Ginery Twichell

Ginery Twichell

1811–1883

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Henry Harrison Sprague

Henry Harrison Sprague

1841–1920

American politician, Massachusetts

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
George Henry Hoyt

George Henry Hoyt

1837–1877

Union Army officer

MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Gregory Gibson

Gregory Gibson

born 1945

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jimmy Barrett

Jimmy Barrett

1875–1921

American baseball player

SportsWikipedia ↗
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Donald Abrahamson

born 1957

American weightlifter

NotableWikipedia ↗
DW

Donald Goddard Wing

1904–1972

American librarian

NotableWikipedia ↗
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Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd

1876–1962

American social reformer who founded Alice Lloyd College

NotableWikipedia ↗
HS

Harry G. Stoddard

1873–1969

American businessman

BusinessWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Petersham’s, at 10 names.

Austin Flint IPetershamAustin Flint I & 9 moreElisha Hunt AllenNew SalemElisha Hunt Allen & 8 moreAlexander BullockRoyalstonAlexander Bullock & 6 moreDAOrangeDenise Andrews & 5 moreCBPhillipstonCharlotte Barnum & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athol 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.

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