#1Famous people · Marshfield
Writers and artists stand out among the 17 famous people born in Marshfield
Most widely known is Mike Sullivan, the American ice hockey player and coach, with articles in 12 languages. The list reaches back to Nathaniel Thomas, born in 1643, one of 5 born before independence. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.6, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Mike Sullivan
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1643
Nathaniel Thomas
Youngest
1990
David Warsofsky
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Marshfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Marshfield is known for
Marshfield has 2.3× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Marshfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Marshfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Science & Medicine
John Thomas
1724–1776American doctor and soldier from Massachusetts
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Marshfield
The other 14 span the years 1643 to 1987.
Nathaniel Thomas
1643–1718English colonial magistrate, politician, and militia officer in New England
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A chosen home
Also called Marshfield home
Born elsewhere, Jeff Corwin lived here.
Jeff Corwin
born 1967American nature conservationist, television host and producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Scituate’s, at 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshfield 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 (10)
- Mike Sullivan: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cantwell: GDC Law, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Winslow: https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/20110 Massachusetts Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Clift: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Fletcher: Yiddayadda, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Winsor Smith: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Corwin: Brenden Delzer, brenden on flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peleg Wadsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons