#1Politics & Law
George W. Weymouth
1850–1910American politician, Massachusetts
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Famous people · Merrimac
4 famous people were born in Merrimac
Best known of all is George W. Weymouth, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Richard P. Gabriel and Dennis Berran. The first birth on record is George W. Weymouth’s, in 1850, and the last Richard P. Gabriel’s, in 1949. The list comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George W. Weymouth
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
George W. Weymouth
Youngest
1949
Richard P. Gabriel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Merrimac
By how many languages cover them, George W. Weymouth comes first (4), then Richard P. Gabriel (3) and Dennis Berran (2).
#1RG#2
Writing & Arts
Richard P. Gabriel
born 1949American writer and academic
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#3Through the years
When Merrimac’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Merrimac is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Merrimac
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Merrimac home
Born elsewhere, Bill Hanley lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Haverhill has the longest list next door: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrimac 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 (5)
- George W. Weymouth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Berran: Brattleboro (VT) Daily Reformer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Odiorne: University of Michigan News Service, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rothman: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Donovan: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons