Benjamin Caryl House · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person from Dover yet, but Needham next door has 33
No town in Massachusetts lists more than Lawrence, with 63. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Massachusetts is Malden’s, with 63. 335 towns in Massachusetts have at least one famous person on record. Needham’s list is led by Aly Raisman.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Dover), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Dover has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Dover
Of the towns around it, Needham has the most on record: 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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 (7)
- Aly Raisman: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carlson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Harrington: FOX8, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Farrell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Adams: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice D. Weeks: Data Owner : U.S. Geological Survey Photographer : Patterson, E.F., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Florian: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons