#1Famous people · Lawrence
Ministers and preachers stand out among the 63 famous people born in Lawrence
Articles in 82 languages make the American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein the best known. Second and third on the list are Joe Perry and Nicky Jam. 31 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
63
notable people
Best known
Leonard Bernstein
in 82 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Horace Fletcher
Youngest
1998
L.J. Figueroa
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Lawrence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lawrence is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 4.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lawrence
The three best known are all musicians.
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#3Through the years
When Lawrence’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 10.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lawrence
The rest number 60, with 14 athletes among them.
Harold G. Dick
1907–1997American mechanical engineer; liaison between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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John McKenna
1914–2007American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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Joseph Warren Barker
1891–1975American electrical and mechanical engineer
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A chosen home
Also called Lawrence home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Susie Castillo the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrence 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 (18)
- Leonard Bernstein: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Perry: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicky Jam: Emmanuel1152, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thelma Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Goulet: Liz Kearley at https://www.flickr.com/photos/doxieone/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Penn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Tootell: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Endicott Peabody: Chicago Tribune Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Greene: Gavin Struthers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Termanology: Bun_B_and_Term.jpg: Bennett from Brooklyn, USA derivative work: Baldboris99, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilia Isorelýs Paulino: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Glover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Fletcher: Paul Fornier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Justice: Danholly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Castillo: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kara Hayward: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias James Corey: Creator: Trvthchem personal photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons