#1Writing & Arts
Henry David Thoreau
1817–1862American essayist, poet, and philosopher
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Famous people · Concord
Writers and artists stand out among the 57 famous people born in Concord
With articles in 145 languages, Henry David Thoreau is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Steve Carell and Paget Brewster. Only 5 of the 335 towns in Massachusetts with anyone on record list more. 18 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
57
notable people
Best known
Henry David Thoreau
in 145 Wikipedia languages
First
1710
James Barrett
Youngest
2001
Sydney Mullaney
Most common field
Writing & Arts
18 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Concord’s famous people
Known worldwideHenry David Thoreau has an article in 145 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of writers and artists18 of the 57 people born here are writers and artists, 3.1× the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 32 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in Concord, including Tim Berners-Lee.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Concord
Two of the three are performers.
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What Concord is known for
Concord has 3.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Concord’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 13 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Concord
Here are 54 more, born from 1710 to 2001.
Gordon S. Wood
1933–2026American history teacher, university and college faculty member, historian
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Alfred W. McCoy
born 1945American historian of Southeast Asia and of the drug trades
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Edward Waldo Emerson
1844–1930U.S. physician and author; in Concord, Massachusetts
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Concord home
6 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Tim Berners-Lee the best known.
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799–1888American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer
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The longest list nearby is Acton’s, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Concord 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 (27)
- Henry David Thoreau: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Carell: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paget Brewster: Thrilling_Adventure_Hour.jpg: Jonathan Reilly derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Wood: The original uploader was Vinograd19 at Russian Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cass Sunstein: Matthew W. Hutchins, Harvard Law Record, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McMahon: Unugunu / Unugunu at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Gill: Dan4th Nicholas from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Glavine: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail May Alcott Nieriker: Rose Peckham of May Alcott Nieriker (d. 1879), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Grossman: Photo by Christopher Peterson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Wheeler Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Twombly: No machine-readable author provided. GearedBull assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Frisbie Hoar: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon S. Wood: Earl McDonald, NARA Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Marcks: w:User:Karl McGregor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer R. Hoar: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Norquist: U.S. Army photo by Monica King/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Packwood: Will bcfc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Berners-Lee: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa May Alcott: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Seager: Joel Kowsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Houston: Original:Financial Times photos, Cropped:Puramyun31, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Evans: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hartwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neera Tanden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Davis Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons