#1Science & Medicine
Robert S. Woodworth
1869–1962American psychologist & scholar
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Famous people · Belchertown
10 famous people were born in Belchertown, most of them in the early republic
At the top of the list is the American psychologist & scholar Robert S. Woodworth, covered in 18 languages. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all. The list comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5. Births span 1788 to 1869, from William Rice to Robert S. Woodworth.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Robert S. Woodworth
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
William Rice
Youngest
1869
Robert S. Woodworth
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Belchertown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Belchertown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belchertown
Counted by languages, Robert S. Woodworth is ahead of Elijah Coleman Bridgman and Josiah Gilbert Holland: 18, 12 and 12.
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#2Faith
Elijah Coleman Bridgman
1801–1861First American missionary to China
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#3Writing & Arts
Josiah Gilbert Holland
1819–1881Novelist, poet, editor
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What Belchertown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 times.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Belchertown
7 more, from 1788 to 1837.
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Also called Belchertown home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Belchertown, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns around it, Amherst Town has the most on record: 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belchertown 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 (16)
- Robert S. Woodworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Coleman Bridgman: Engraved by J.C. Buttrle N.Y., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Gilbert Holland: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison G. Foster: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gilfillan: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary F. Scranton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter Rockwell: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Brown: Buck, James Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson: Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Haver: The Jaggernaut, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Stahelski: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Fiorentino: Gianni Neiviller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Hunt Allen: credited to Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Kelley Foster: Abby Kelley Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zenas Ferry Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons