#1Famous people · Blackstone
9 famous people were born in Blackstone, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Ambrose Kennedy, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Fernand St Germain and Webster Thayer. The list comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts. From Eva March Tappan in 1854 to Donald Pelletier in 1931, the births cover 77 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Ambrose Kennedy
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Eva March Tappan
Youngest
1931
Donald Pelletier
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Blackstone
All three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Blackstone’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsFaithMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blackstone is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Blackstone
The rest number 6, with 3 athletes among them.
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The neighbour with the most names is Woonsocket, at 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackstone 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 (6)
- Ambrose Kennedy: Thomas Williams Bicknell (1834-1925)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand St Germain: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Webster Thayer: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva March Tappan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Eayrs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Thayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons