#1Famous people · Ludlow
Nicole Fiorentino tops a list of 10 famous people born in Ludlow
The best known is the American bass guitarist Nicole Fiorentino, with articles in 17 languages. Mike Mushok is second and Chester W. Chapin third. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Nicole Fiorentino
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
Chester W. Chapin
Youngest
1985
Mike Lima
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ludlow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ludlow’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 2.
Politics & LawMusicSportsScience & MedicineFaithNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ludlow
Two of the three are musicians.
#1
#2
#3Politics & Law
Chester W. Chapin
1798–1883American politician, railroad executive
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Ludlow is known for
Ludlow has 1.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Ludlow
Here are 7 more, born from 1808 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ludlow home
Born elsewhere, Gabriel Gonzaga lived here.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Ludlow?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Ludlow’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Springfield has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ludlow 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 (9)
- Nicole Fiorentino: Gianni Neiviller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mushok: Craig Noce, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester W. Chapin: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forbes Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Gonzaga: The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Seuss: Al Ravenna, New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Bellamy: Philpott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Woodworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zenas Ferry Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons