#1Famous people · Boxborough
Boxborough, birthplace of the American ice hockey defenceman Kevin Kapstad
In 1986, the American ice hockey defenceman Kevin Kapstad was born. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Acton’s list, next door, has 13 names, Drew Houston first among them. Famous people are on record for 335 of the towns in Massachusetts.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Kevin Kapstad
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1986
Kevin Kapstad
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Boxborough
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boxborough 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 (3)
- Kevin Kapstad: Calle Eklund/V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Houston: Original:Financial Times photos, Cropped:Puramyun31, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Hutchins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons