#1Famous people · Mendon
14 famous people from Mendon, many of them leaders
Eli Thayer, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Adin B. Capron and Albert Harkness. 7 of them were born before independence, the first Israel Taft in 1699. Per head, the list is long: 22.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Eli Thayer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1699
Israel Taft
Youngest
1841
Adin B. Capron
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mendon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mendon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mendon is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
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 Mendon
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2
#3Writing & Arts
Albert Harkness
1822–1907American classical philologist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Mendon
11 more names, born between 1699 and 1828.
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A chosen home
Also called Mendon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mendon, though born elsewhere.
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The longest list nearby is Hopedale’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendon 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)
- Eli Thayer: Tucker, E. S., Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adin B. Capron: Walter Neale (1899), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Harkness: William Merritt Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra T. Benson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Adams: Own work, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Carter Wilder: Andrew Stark, editor. Kansas State Agricultural Society, publisher. Bulletin Job Printing Establishment (Leavenworth, KS), printer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Penniman Bates: George E. Perine (1837–1885), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Hastings: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770 - 1852)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Gould: Lucha VaVOOM: Inside Amercia's Most Outrageous Show from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Thayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons