#1Famous people · Hopedale
Dana Gould tops a list of 9 famous people born in Hopedale
The best known is the American stand-up comedian Dana Gould, with articles in 36 languages. Second and third on the list are Eben Sumner Draper and Dorothy Canning Miller. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. From George A. Draper in 1855 to Brendan Burke in 1982, the births cover 127 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Dana Gould
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
George A. Draper
Youngest
1982
Brendan Burke
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Hopedale
Dana Gould leads with articles in 36 languages, ahead of Eben Sumner Draper (9) and Dorothy Canning Miller (5).
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Through the years
When Hopedale’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsSportsBusinessFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hopedale is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Hopedale
Still to come: 6 more, from 1855 to 1982.
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Of the towns around it, Milford has the most on record: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopedale 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)
- Dana Gould: Lucha VaVOOM: Inside Amercia's Most Outrageous Show from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Sumner Draper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wickliffe Draper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Franklin Draper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben S. Draper Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Thayer: Tucker, E. S., Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Thayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons