#1Writing & Arts
Victoria Aveyard
born 1990American writer of young adult and fantasy fiction and screenplays
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Famous people · East Longmeadow
Of the 6 famous people born in East Longmeadow, an unusual share are writers and artists
Victoria Aveyard leads the list, covered in 16 languages. Close behind are Nick Ahmed and James Thorpe. The first birth on record is Joseph Grigely’s, in 1956, and the last Nick Ahmed’s, in 1990. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Victoria Aveyard
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1956
Joseph Grigely
Youngest
1990
Nick Ahmed
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Longmeadow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What East Longmeadow is known for
East Longmeadow has 6.6× 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 East Longmeadow’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in East Longmeadow
Victoria Aveyard, Nick Ahmed and James Thorpe are written about in 16, 8 and 5 languages.
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Everyone else born in East Longmeadow
Still to come: 3 more, from 1956 to 1966.
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A chosen home
Also called East Longmeadow home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in East Longmeadow, though born elsewhere.
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Springfield leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Longmeadow 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 (6)
- Victoria Aveyard: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Ahmed: David on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Thorpe: Xsmith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Lees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Seuss: Al Ravenna, New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meghann Fahy: Niko Vermeer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons