Born near Cedar Crest: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Abigail Adams is the most widely known, written about in 85 languages. Closest of all is Conor Garland, from Scituate, 10 mi away. The list for Cedar Crest is empty for now. 335 towns in Massachusetts have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Cedar Crest’s famous people
Famous people born near Cedar Crest
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles Cobb
1875–1949American mathematician and economist



Nancy Carell
born 1966American actress, comedian, and writer
Levi Lincoln Sr.
1749–1820United States attorney general and acting governor of Massachusetts

Abigail Adams
1744–1818First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875–1946American physical chemist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar Crest and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Abigail Adams: Benjamin Blyth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bowen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Everett Scott: Gordon Ho, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Corddry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Curran: Jivtca, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Spellman: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Mewis: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons