#1Famous people · Bedford
6 famous people were born in Bedford, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American political consultant Neera Tanden, with articles in 21 languages. From John Fassett, Jr. in 1743 to Neera Tanden in 1970, the births cover 227 years. The longest list of any town in Massachusetts belongs to Lawrence, with 63. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Neera Tanden
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1743
John Fassett, Jr.
Youngest
1970
Neera Tanden
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bedford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bedford is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.2 times the usual share.
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 Bedford’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bedford
Counted by languages, Neera Tanden is ahead of Doug Coombs and Eben S. Stearns: 21, 3 and 2.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bedford
3 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bedford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bedford, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Concord, at 57.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford 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 (9)
- Neera Tanden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben S. Stearns: Framingham State University (Life time: not applicable), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Augustus Stearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol C. Amick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry David Thoreau: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Weissman: Thorne Media at 0:08 and 0:28, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hartwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick MacKinnon: PotassiumChannel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Davis Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons