
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Madaket
Closest of all is Meghan Trainor, from Nantucket, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Madaket yet. The Massachusetts lists hold names for 338 towns. No town in Massachusetts lists more than Lawrence, with 63.
What stands out about Madaket’s famous people
Famous people born near Madaket
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madaket and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Meghan Trainor: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucretia Mott: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercy Otis Warren: John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Otis: Joseph Blackburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Folger: Charles_j_folger.jpg: Eastman Johnson (1824–1906) derivative work: Freaktheclown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Eldredge: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons