#1Politics & Law
George H. W. Bush
1924–201841st President of the United States
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Famous people · Milton
George H. W. Bush leads the 59 famous people born in Milton
Articles about George H. W. Bush exist in 196 languages. The American actress and comedian Jenny Slate ranks second, ahead of John Chase. 8 of them are business people, 5.3 times the share across U.S. towns. The largest group, 21, was born in the age of mills and railroads.
Born here
59
notable people
Best known
George H. W. Bush
in 196 Wikipedia languages
First
1670
Benjamin Wadsworth
Youngest
2002
Caroline Ducharme
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Milton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Milton
George H. W. Bush leads with articles in 196 languages, ahead of Jenny Slate (68) and John Chase (15).
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#3Known for
What Milton is known for
Business people stand out most, at 5.3 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.
Through the years
When Milton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableScience & MedicineFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Milton
Still to come: 56 more, from 1670 to 2002.
Richard Egan
1936–2009American businessman, political fundraiser and US Ambassador to Ireland
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Benjamin Wadsworth
1670–1737American clergyman and educator (1670–1737); president of Harvard University
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John Malcolm Forbes
1847–1904American politician, yacht racer from Massachusetts
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John McLean
1761–1823Massachusetts merchant, major donor to the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Milton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by George G. Grabowicz.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Boston leads the towns around it, with 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milton 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 (33)
- George H. W. Bush: David Valdez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Chase: Acme News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Casey: Brennan Schnell from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cameron Forbes: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Brewster Hazelton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard C. Webber: USCG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Egan: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Sutermeister: Unidentified Artist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Shea: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jen Statsky: Voilaiguess, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate O'Neill: Erin Halasz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Sanderson: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Ladd: Harvard Medical School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbie Fletcher: Goudey Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett P. Pope: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Wadsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Ducharme: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey O'Brien: Rh723, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Amos Poole: Stuartlonesjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Malcolm Forbes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McLean: John Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meghara McManus: johnmac612, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia French Palmer: unknwown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Badlam: M.B. Miller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hathaway Forbes: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George G. Grabowicz: Anntinomy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward L. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Remick: Original photograph by Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman: Floride Green, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons