#1Music
Chick Corea
1941–2021American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
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Famous people · Chelsea
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 55 famous people born in Chelsea
Chick Corea leads the list, covered in 58 languages. Behind the leader come Horatio Alger and Annette Rogers. The list runs from Horatio Alger, born in 1832, to John Ruiz, born in 1972. 25 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
Chick Corea
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Horatio Alger
Youngest
1972
John Ruiz
Most common field
Science & Medicine
10 people
What stands out about Chelsea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chelsea is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, 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.
The best known
Born in Chelsea
The three are covered in 58, 30 and 25 languages: Chick Corea, Horatio Alger and Annette Rogers.
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#3Through the years
When Chelsea’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 9.
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Everyone else born in Chelsea
Another 52, the earliest born in 1837.
Azel Ames
1845–1908American physician, sanitation authority, and genealogist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chelsea 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 (17)
- Chick Corea: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio Alger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Rogers: International News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Howard Latimer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ruiz: WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ERIC DRAPER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward J. King: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliot Aronson: Vera Aronson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Cota: Penn. National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Brown Patten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. O'Mahoney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Hyman: Rouven Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Ivey: Edward Kimmel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Kalmus: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Voss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- I. Rice Pereira: Cyril Mipaas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Pompeo: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons