#1Famous people · Gardner
From 1872 to 1995, Gardner was the birthplace of 20 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician Jesse Paine Wolcott the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Jesse Paine Wolcott, the best known, was born in 1893. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Jesse Paine Wolcott
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Levi H. Greenwood
Youngest
1995
Ava Everett
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Gardner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gardner’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gardner
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
George Clinton Sweeney
1895–1966United States federal judge
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Known for
What Gardner is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 1.5 times.
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 Gardner
17 more, 6 of them athletes.
Thomas J. Campbell
1886–1972American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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A chosen home
Also called Gardner home
One more notable person made the town home: Daphne Elizabeth Brown.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Winchendon has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardner 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 (13)
- Jesse Paine Wolcott: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clinton Sweeney: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi H. Greenwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Richardson: NH2008, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gearan: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Everett: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Mitchell: Steve Lipofsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Washburn: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Goodridge: Sarah Goodridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- General Nelson A. Miles: Brands Studios, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa Morton Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Allen Greenwood: Ethan Allen Greenwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons