#1Famous people · Framingham
Musicians stand out among the 53 famous people born in Framingham
The best known is the American politician Adam Schiff, with articles in 36 languages. 25 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Ansel Haugsjaa, born in 2004, is the youngest, and Crispus Attucks, born in 1723, the first on record. The list comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Adam Schiff
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1723
Crispus Attucks
Youngest
2004
Ansel Haugsjaa
Most common field
Sports
18 people
What stands out about Framingham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Framingham is known for
Framingham has 2.1× the usual share of musicians.
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 Framingham’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 10 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Framingham
First, Adam Schiff (36 languages), then Crispus Attucks (17) and Jo Dee Messina (14).
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#2Sports
Crispus Attucks
1723–1770African American/Native American, first victim of the Boston Massacre
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Everyone else born in Framingham
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Marlborough, with 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Framingham 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 (20)
- Adam Schiff: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crispus Attucks: Original uploader was Mav at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Dee Messina: JIS0130, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Barbieri: CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pie Traynor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jo Foley: Flickr user "Andrew Mager", CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Ames: Ezra Ames, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leila Goldkuhl: Patrick Michels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Pelham: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Parker: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Corazzini: Avalanchebad at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Sweeney: oneidaprincess on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Kimball: Augusto Ossola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Russell Train: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carlson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Storm Large: User:R3dw88d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Johnson Hawes: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Evans: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nelson Cole: no coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice D. Weeks: Data Owner : U.S. Geological Survey Photographer : Patterson, E.F., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons