#1Famous people · Methuen
Of the 25 famous people born in Methuen, an unusual share are writers and artists
Elias James Corey, the American chemist, is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Second and third on the list are Pamela Gidley and Susie Castillo. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. Over 267 years of births, the list goes from Robert Rogers (1731) to Caty Flagg (1998).
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Elias James Corey
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1731
Robert Rogers
Youngest
1998
Caty Flagg
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Methuen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Methuen is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
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 Methuen
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Methuen’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitarySportsNotableMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Methuen
A further 22 follow, born between 1731 and 1998.
Roger A. Caras
1928–2001US photographer, motion-picture executive, broadcaster and author
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Methuen home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Methuen, though born elsewhere.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Lawrence, with 63.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Methuen 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 (11)
- Elias James Corey: Creator: Trvthchem personal photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Gidley: ShortStreamTV (Dan Freund), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Castillo: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rogers: Thomas Hart (publisher); Johann Martin Will (artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Lennertz: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Bodwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Bernstein: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rothman: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kara Hayward: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Corey: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Harvey: SecretName101, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons