#1Famous people · Bridgewater Town
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 22 famous people born in Bridgewater Town
Articles in 12 languages make the American baseball player Mickey Cochrane the best known. Joseph Augustine Cushman is second and Dennis Clifford third. As early as 1708, Nathaniel Ames was born here, one of 6 born before independence. 8 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Mickey Cochrane
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1708
Nathaniel Ames
Youngest
1992
Dennis Clifford
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Bridgewater Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridgewater Town is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.1 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 Bridgewater Town’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 3 births.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bridgewater Town
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1JC#2
Science & Medicine
Joseph Augustine Cushman
1881–1949American geologist and paleontologist
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridgewater Town
A further 19 follow, born between 1708 and 1978.
Edward Leonard King
1873–1933American football player and coach, United States Army officer
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David Ames
1760–1847Superintendent of the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts
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John Ames
1738–1805Captain in the American Revolutionary War, gunsmith, and shovel maker
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The longest list nearby is Middleborough’s, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgewater 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 (13)
- Mickey Cochrane: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Clifford: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Leonard Andrews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Parker Winship: Adam Clark Vroman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Colombo: Kimo_von_Oelhoffen_tackling.jpg: Billy Bob Bain derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Leonard King: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Ames: Annie Richards Fisher Thayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ames: Historic image, National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McGeoch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hosea Washburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Everett Scott: Gordon Ho, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. O'Connor: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Parris: W.E. Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons