#1Famous people · Barnstable Town
21 famous people from Barnstable Town, many of them leaders
Articles in 23 languages make the American writer Mercy Otis Warren the best known. The lawyer in colonial massachusetts James Otis ranks second, ahead of Isaiah L. Green. The largest group, 10, was born in the early republic. As early as 1702, James Otis Sr. was born here, one of 8 born before independence.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Mercy Otis Warren
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1702
James Otis Sr.
Youngest
1995
Max Willman
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Barnstable Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Barnstable Town’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Barnstable Town is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 5.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Barnstable Town
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2IG#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Barnstable Town
18 more, from 1702 to 1995.
Benjamin F. Hallett
1797–1862American lawyer and politician, Democratic National Committee chair
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A chosen home
Also called Barnstable Town home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Barnstable Town, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, Sandwich counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barnstable Town 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 (15)
- Mercy Otis Warren: John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Otis: Joseph Blackburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Maria Read: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Frangione: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Allyne Otis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeno Scudder: From Volume II of 1862's "The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of the Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County" by Frederick Freeman., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Otis Sr.: John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Ewell Redfern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Sturgis: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sturgis: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.); Walton Advertising and Printing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thatcher: Henry Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Chandler Thacher: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester Baxter: Elmer Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons