#1Famous people · Easthampton
7 famous people were born in Easthampton from 1818 to 1981
The best known is the American politician Horatio G. Knight, with articles in 6 languages. Jeff Mason and Mary Knight Wood follow. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. The list’s best known name, Horatio G. Knight, dates from 1818.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Horatio G. Knight
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Horatio G. Knight
Youngest
1981
Jeff Mason
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Easthampton’s famous people
The best known
Born in Easthampton
By how many languages cover them, Horatio G. Knight comes first (6), then Jeff Mason (4) and Mary Knight Wood (4).
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#3Through the years
When Easthampton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Easthampton is known for
Share of Easthampton’s famous people in each field.
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 Easthampton
Still to come: 4 more, from 1850 to 1947.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Easthampton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Easthampton, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, the fullest list is Holyoke’s, at 53 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Easthampton 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 (10)
- Horatio G. Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Mason: Pete8787, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Knight Wood: Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion A. McBride: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon O'Brien: Dick Howe Jr (Richard Howe), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Lemmer-Webber: Christine Lemmer-Webber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Flavin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Davis: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hooker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Wentworth Chapman: Florida Photographic Collection, photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons