#1Famous people · Lincoln
9 famous people were born in Lincoln, most of them in the early republic
The best known is the American missionary Charles Hartwell, with articles in 7 languages. From Samuel Hoar to Collin Graf, the births on the list run from 1778 to 2002. For every 10,000 residents there are 13 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5. Lawrence’s 63 names make the longest list in Massachusetts.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Charles Hartwell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1778
Samuel Hoar
Youngest
2002
Collin Graf
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lincoln’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1770s, with 2 births.
SportsScience & MedicineBusinessFaithPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lincoln
The three are covered in 7, 7 and 7 languages: Charles Hartwell, Diana Golden and Samuel Hoar.
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What Lincoln is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 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 Lincoln
The other 6 span the years 1779 to 2002.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lincoln home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Erika deLone the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Waltham has the most people on record, 62 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (12)
- Charles Hartwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hoar: Thomas Townsend Sherman, author. Tobias A. Wright (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Graf: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Waldo Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. S. Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Waugh: John S. Waugh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth G. Wilson: The Nobel Prize, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry David Thoreau: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Weissman: Thorne Media at 0:08 and 0:28, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Johnson Hawes: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Fuller: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neera Tanden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons