#1Famous people · Hamilton
Bo Burnham tops a list of 10 famous people born in Hamilton
At the top of the list is the American comedian Bo Burnham, covered in 40 languages. Per head, the list is long: 13.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5. 3 were born in 1970 or later. From Parker Pillsbury in 1809 to Marcus Zegarowski in 1998, the births cover 189 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Bo Burnham
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Parker Pillsbury
Youngest
1998
Marcus Zegarowski
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Hamilton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hamilton
Ranked by languages covered: Bo Burnham with 40, then Michael Carter Williams with 24 and Mary Abigail Dodge with 13.
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#3Through the years
When Hamilton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hamilton is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Hamilton
7 more names, born between 1809 and 1998.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Ipswich, at 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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 (12)
- Bo Burnham: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Carter Williams: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Abigail Dodge: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis W. Sargent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Zegarowski: Marc-Grégor Campredon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shea: John J. Shea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William James McGarry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wesley Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sprague Grayden: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Stephens: LauraHale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willfred Weymouth Lufkin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons