#1Famous people · Granby
Granby counts 3 famous people, first among them Zenas Ferry Moody
Zenas Ferry Moody, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are George Cobb and Titus Smith Jr.. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.9, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town. From Titus Smith Jr. to George Cobb, the births on the list run from 1768 to 1885.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Zenas Ferry Moody
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1768
Titus Smith Jr.
Youngest
1885
George Cobb
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Granby
By how many languages cover them, Zenas Ferry Moody comes first (11), then George Cobb (2) and Titus Smith Jr. (2).
#1GC#2
Sports
George Cobb
1885–1957American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TJ#3
Science & Medicine
Titus Smith Jr.
1768–1850American-born farmer, surveyor, officeholder, botanist, author, and journalist
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Granby is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Close by, Amherst Town counts 29 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granby 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 (5)
- Zenas Ferry Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Herbert Mead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Fiorentino: Gianni Neiviller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Woodworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons