#1Famous people · Harvard
From 1736 to 1920, Harvard was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Levi Hutchins, the American clockmaker, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are William Channing Whitney and Cornelius Atherton. The list reaches back to Cornelius Atherton, born in 1736, one of 2 born before independence. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.2 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Levi Hutchins
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1736
Cornelius Atherton
Youngest
1920
Del Cameron
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Harvard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Harvard’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1760s than in any other decade: 1.
Science & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Harvard
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Harvard is known for
2 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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 Harvard
2 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lancaster counts 16 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harvard 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 (7)
- Levi Hutchins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry White: Mike_Winters,_Joe_Mauer,_Jerry_White.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbert Robinson: Bain News Service; restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Aucoin: LeftfieldPromotion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kapstad: Calle Eklund/V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons