#1Famous people · Clinton
26 famous people were born in Clinton, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Agnes Moorehead, the American actress, with articles in 45 languages. Clarence Brown and Sydney Schanberg follow. The list runs from Rufus B. Dodge, Jr., born in 1861, to Scott Young, born in 1967. Fewer than a quarter of the 335 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Agnes Moorehead
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Rufus B. Dodge, Jr.
Youngest
1967
Scott Young
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Clinton
Languages with an article: 45 for Agnes Moorehead, 35 for Clarence Brown, 18 for Sydney Schanberg.
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Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
The 1860s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clinton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clinton
The other 23 span the years 1861 to 1967.
Edward Aloysius Kenney
1884–1938Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
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Carroll Gibbons
1903–1954American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England
MusicWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Clinton home
Born elsewhere, Robert Lanza lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Lancaster has the most on record: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (21)
- Agnes Moorehead: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Brown: Freulich (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Aloysius Kenney: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Ryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph E. Casey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Joseph Philbin: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Donovan: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Gibbons: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred J. Douglas: Nelson Greene, editor. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malachi Kittridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Connaughton: New York Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Merrill Wright: William Richard Cutter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Donnelly: Palmershill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara McNamara: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McGeachey: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus B. Dodge, Jr.: Rice, Franklin Pierce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew J. Connelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lanza: RobertLanza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentiss Mellen: John Brewster, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbert Robinson: Bain News Service; restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons