#1Famous people · Essex
Essex is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Willfred Weymouth Lufkin, the American politician, with articles in 4 languages. The major League Baseball third baseman Fletcher Low ranks second, ahead of John Dennison Russ. Over the border in Gloucester, 38 names are on record, led by Maila Nurmi. The list comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
John Dennison Russ
Youngest
1893
Fletcher Low
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Essex
Counted by languages, Willfred Weymouth Lufkin is ahead of Fletcher Low and John Dennison Russ: 4, 2 and 1.
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Science & Medicine
John Dennison Russ
1801–1881American physician and co-founder of the New York Institute for the Blind and Children's Village
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Known for
What Essex is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Essex home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Essex, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Gloucester has the most on record: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex 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)
- Willfred Weymouth Lufkin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Low: Fletcher Low, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Knight: Elstad Ranch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maila Nurmi: Bruno Bernard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wesley Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Burnham: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sprague Grayden: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons