#1Writing & Arts
Erle Stanley Gardner
1889–1970American writer and lawyer
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Famous people · Malden
63 famous people were born in Malden, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Erle Stanley Gardner, the American writer and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. The American actor Jack Albertson ranks second, ahead of Frank Stella. 32 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Timothy Dexter, born in 1747, the newest to Larnel Coleman, born in 1998.
Born here
63
notable people
Best known
Erle Stanley Gardner
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1747
Timothy Dexter
Youngest
1998
Larnel Coleman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
17 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Malden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Malden is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.7 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 Malden
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
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#3Through the years
When Malden’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Malden
A further 60 follow, born between 1747 and 1998.
Charles Winslow Hall
1860–1901NotableWikipedia ↗
William R. Callahan
1925–1976Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Malden home
Born elsewhere, Martin Theodore Kearney lived here.
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Around it, Melrose has the most people on record, 48 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malden 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 (19)
- Erle Stanley Gardner: John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Albertson: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stella: Richard Childress for Sunpapers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Markey: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna May Oliver: László Josef Willinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nerlens Noel: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Greenbaum: Distributed by International Famous Agency Inc/Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Dexter: James Akin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adoniram Judson: Alfred Jones and Chester Harding. (The original uploader was Uzawaung at English Wikipedia.) Later versions were uploaded by Angr at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Cherone: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ames: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Homans: Morrall Hook, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Lou Keim: Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam which was widely used by those in the television industry to distribute publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Road: ABC Television-seen in reverse but identifiable as such., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny A.: Me5000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Souter: "Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States, National Geographic Society, Photographer: Joseph Bailey", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Maria Child: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Pompeo: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons