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Famous people · Holden
6 famous people were born in Holden
Grant Forsberg, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 6 of them. For its size the list is short: 3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical Massachusetts town. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Grant Forsberg
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Bruce Taylor
Youngest
1965
Mark Lund
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Holden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Holden’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Holden
Grant Forsberg leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Bruce Taylor (3) and Mark Lund (3).
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Known for
What Holden is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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 Holden
3 more, from 1959 to 1960.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Holden home
One more notable person made the town home: Kimberly Ferguson.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, West Boylston has the most on record, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holden 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)
- Kevin A. Ohlson: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly Ferguson: Massachusetts General Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentiss Mellen: John Brewster, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Savage: Edward Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons