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Famous people · Middleborough
14 famous people from Middleborough, many of them performers
At the top of the list is the American actor Corey Carrier, covered in 17 languages. Close behind are Lavinia Warren and Ed Clark. Ebenezer Sproat (1752) and Corey Carrier (1980) mark the two ends of the list. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.7, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Corey Carrier
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Ebenezer Sproat
Youngest
1980
Corey Carrier
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Middleborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Middleborough is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
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The best known
Born in Middleborough
Corey Carrier has articles in 17 languages, Lavinia Warren in 12 and Ed Clark in 11.
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#3Politics & Law
Ed Clark
1930–2025American lawyer and politician in California
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Through the years
When Middleborough’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1840s, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawSportsMilitaryBusinessNotable
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Everyone else born in Middleborough
The other 11 span the years 1752 to 1967.
Samuel Breck
1834–1918American military officer (1834–1918); Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1897 to 1898
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Taunton has the most on record: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleborough 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 (17)
- Lavinia Warren: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Clark: UPI/Bettmann Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Warren: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Fuller: Seth Holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Sproat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel J. Kelleher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Pratt: Maryland State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Aldridge Coffin: "Detroit Free Press" (Detroit, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Bradford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Breck: L. R. Hamersly Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Standish Knowles: Tina Hager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Cochrane: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. O'Connor: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Sampson: Engraving by George Graham. From a drawing by William Beastall, which was based on a painting by Joseph Stone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Parris: W.E. Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bennett: Anton from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons