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Famous people · Milford
Of the 25 famous people born in Milford, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Joseph Murray, the US surgeon, with articles in 56 languages. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Horace Brigham Claflin, born in 1811, and the youngest Ryan Ginand, born in 1986. Fewer than a quarter of the 338 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Joseph Murray
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Horace Brigham Claflin
Youngest
1986
Ryan Ginand
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Milford’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Milford
First, Joseph Murray (56 languages), then William Claflin (9) and Nathan Barnatt (8).
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#3Known for
What Milford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 4.7 times.
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 Milford’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Milford
Another 22, 8 of them athletes.
George F. Johnson
1857–1948American businessman and co-founder of the Endicott Johnson Corporation
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Jim Pyne
born 1971All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, center
SportsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Milford home
Born elsewhere, Marie Parente lived here.
The town’s pick
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Around it, Hopkinton has the most people on record, 16 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milford 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 (20)
- William Claflin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Barnatt: Radly J Phoenix, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Fitch Bellows: Harry W. (Harry Willard) French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Videira: Runningboards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Roy: Joshua Qualls/Governor's Press Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Skerry: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John V. Fernandes: Massachusetts General Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Batista: Paul Batista, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Johnson: Edwin Marcus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Brigham Claflin: American Bank Note Company engraver Louis Delnoce (1822–1890), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard T. Moore: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adin Ballou Underwood: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Murray: Massachusetts General Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davoren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pyne: Mennawater, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Parente: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Merrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Gould: Lucha VaVOOM: Inside Amercia's Most Outrageous Show from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James "Grizzly" Adams: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Thayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons