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Famous people · Harwich
4 famous people were born in Harwich from 1750 to 1973
Articles in 4 languages make the American politician Joshua Gage the best known. The American politician Shirley Gomes ranks second, ahead of Cyd Zeigler. For its size the list is short: 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical Massachusetts town. The list’s best known name, Joshua Gage, dates from 1763.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Joshua Gage
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1750
Enoch Crosby
Youngest
1973
Cyd Zeigler
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Harwich
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Harwich’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1760s than in any other decade: 1.
Politics & LawSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Harwich is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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 Harwich
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Chatham lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harwich 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)
- Shirley Gomes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyd Zeigler: Cydzeiglerjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Crosby: Samuel Lovett Waldo / William Jewett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Eldredge: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Johnson: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan H. Wixon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons