#1Famous people · Buckland
The 4 famous people born in Buckland, led by Mary Lyon
Most widely known is Mary Lyon, the American educator, with articles in 19 languages. The American composer William Fiske Sherwin ranks second, ahead of Whiting Griswold. The earliest on the list is Mary Lyon, born in 1797, and the youngest Fayette Frederick Forbes, born in 1851. 335 towns in Massachusetts have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Mary Lyon
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Mary Lyon
Youngest
1851
Fayette Frederick Forbes
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Buckland
First, Mary Lyon (19 languages), then William Fiske Sherwin (3) and Whiting Griswold (2).
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Through the years
When Buckland’s famous people were born
The 1790s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Buckland is known for
The largest field is Faith, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Buckland
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Conway, at 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckland 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 (4)
- Mary Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Collins Whitney: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Lively: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Wright Kellogg: Richard Herndon, editor in chief. Richard Burton, editor and compiler. New England Magazine (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons