#1Famous people · Lynn
Musicians stand out among the 49 famous people born in Lynn
The best known is the American actor Walter Brennan, with articles in 56 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.8, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town. Frank Gilman Allen, born in 1874, is the earliest name and Rashida Ellis, born in 1995, the latest.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Walter Brennan
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Frank Gilman Allen
Youngest
1995
Rashida Ellis
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Lynn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lynn is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.2 times as common.
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 Lynn
Performers take two of the three places.
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Science & Medicine
Frederick Irving Herzberg
1923–2000American psychologist
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Through the years
When Lynn’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 9 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineFaithNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lynn
The other 46 span the years 1874 to 1995.
Lawrence Joseph Henderson
1878–1942American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist
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Beaumont Newhall
1908–1993American curator, art historian, writer and photographer
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Around it, Saugus has the most people on record, 22 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynn 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 (20)
- Walter Brennan: ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Roman: Modern Screen Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tammy Grimes: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Biff Elliot: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Hamilton: Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wein: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hanson: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Noseworthy: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Joseph Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Caldwell: Delta Regional Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Tsioropoulos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Petras: AteakIreki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Bancroft Law: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonio Anderson: Beau B, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheyna Matthews: Dianaatflourish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gilman Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moulton Marston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Wheeler Daniels: Radcliffe College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Flynn: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons