#1Politics & Law
Robert F. Kennedy
1925–1968American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · Brookline
Business people stand out among the 50 famous people born in Brookline
Robert F. Kennedy, the American politician and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 98 languages. Second and third on the list are Amy Lawrence Lowell and Michael Dukakis. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 28 of them. Births span 1818 to 1986, from George S. Boutwell to Jeff Adrien.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Robert F. Kennedy
in 98 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
George S. Boutwell
Youngest
1986
Jeff Adrien
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
12
notable residents
What stands out about Brookline’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 98 languages, Robert F. Kennedy is known far beyond the town.A town of business peopleAmong the 50 people born here, 4 are business people: 3.1 times the usual share.A chosen home12 more notable people chose to live here, Saul Bellow among them.50 notable peopleMore than most towns: 50 notable people were born in Brookline.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Brookline
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Brookline is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 3.1 times.
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 Brookline’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 7.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessMusicNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Brookline
47 more, from 1818 to 1986.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
1921–2009American philanthropist; founder of the Special Olympics; sister of John F. Kennedy
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Lothrop Stoddard
1883–1950American white-supremacist historian, political scientist, journalist
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford
1924–2006American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of John F. Kennedy
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Barry Gordon
born 1948American actor, television host, television producer, singer, president of the Screen Actors Guild
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Roger Altman
born 1946American investment banker, private equity investor, and former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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A chosen home
Also called Brookline home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Brookline, though born elsewhere.
Michael Bloomberg
born 1942American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City
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Edward Fredkin
1934–2023American physicist and computer scientist, a pioneer of digital physics
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookline 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 (28)
- Robert F. Kennedy: Harry Warnecke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Lawrence Lowell: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Dukakis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: John Mathew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wellman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Claire Flanders, photographer, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Krakauer: Devon Christopher Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary Kennedy: Photograph by Richard Sears in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Cavendish: "Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. ", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Boutwell: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lothrop Stoddard: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford: Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ouimet: Stuyvesant Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kraft: Office of Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts (Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office) Joshua Qualls in his capacity as director of photography for the Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theresa Weld: United States Olympic Committee (Life time: n/a), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Gordon: Barry Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Adrien: Dotan Doron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gregory Mason: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Gordon Webster: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cutler: Cutler, Robert, 1895-1974, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saul Bellow: Photograph by Jeff Lowenthal. Published by Viking Press., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Safra Catz: Oracle PR/Hartmann Studios, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Church: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fredkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Bacow: 48states at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Hayes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lemmon: Wire photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons