#1Famous people · Lowell
Of the 33 famous people born in Lowell, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American actress Bette Davis, with articles in 109 languages. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to Andrew K. Hay, born in 1809, the newest to Jennie Gai, born in 2001. Fewer than a quarter of the 335 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Bette Davis
in 109 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Andrew K. Hay
Youngest
2001
Jennie Gai
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
7 people
What stands out about Lowell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lowell
Counted by languages, Bette Davis is ahead of Jack Kerouac and James McNeill Whistler: 109, 99 and 70.
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What Lowell is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 5.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lowell’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Lowell
A further 30 follow, born between 1809 and 2001.
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Chelmsford has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lowell 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)
- Bette Davis: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kerouac: Tom Palumbo from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McNeill Whistler: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chiklis: Mchikie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Kelly: Lucas & Monroe Studio, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Sawyer Hogg: Northern Electric Company Limited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Grimes: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Sweeney: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Corey: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Oberg: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adams Richardson: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons