#1Famous people · Hopkinton
Hopkinton’s famous people span 232 years: 16 births from 1755 to 1987
Articles in 11 languages make the united States Army general Frank Merrill the best known. Willard Richards, the American Mormon leader, comes second, with William Chamberlain third. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.3 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Frank Merrill
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
William Chamberlain
Youngest
1987
Jon Curran
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hopkinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hopkinton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1860s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySportsNotableScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hopkinton
First, Frank Merrill (11 languages), then Willard Richards (7) and William Chamberlain (7).
#1
#2WC#3
Politics & Law
William Chamberlain
1755–1828American politician from Vermont
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Known for
What Hopkinton is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 Hopkinton
13 more, 4 of them leaders.
Charles Morris
1759–1831Canadian surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia, born 1759
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A chosen home
Also called Hopkinton home
Born elsewhere, David Franklin lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Milford: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopkinton 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 (11)
- Frank Merrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Richards: Likely, Lucian R. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wheeler: Alice Pike Barney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Locke: John G. (John Goodwin) Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Ryan: Order of Railroad Telegraphers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Joseph Lenihan: War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susannah Valentine Aldrich: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Storm Large: User:R3dw88d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whitney: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nelson Cole: no coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons