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Famous people · Hanson
Hanson counts 6 famous people, first among them Ally Sentnor
Ally Sentnor, the American soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. The list comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Ally Sentnor
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Albert S. Barker
Youngest
2004
Ally Sentnor
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Hanson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hanson’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hanson
Ranked by languages covered: Ally Sentnor with 11, then Kristen Merlin with 5 and Albert S. Barker with 4.
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What Hanson is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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Everyone else born in Hanson
Another 3, the earliest born in 1977.
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Nearby, East Bridgewater has the most on record, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanson 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 (8)
- Albert S. Barker: Detroit Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mimi Imfurst: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Scott: Diamonds8587, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Everett Scott: Gordon Ho, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Spellman: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin White: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Parris: W.E. Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons