#1Politics & Law
Albert G. Riddle
1816–1902United States lawyer, diplomat and politician
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Famous people · Monson
8 famous people were born in Monson, most of them in the early republic
Albert G. Riddle is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. Born in 1804, Emily Norcross Dickinson is the first name on record, and Hazel E. Munsell, born in 1891, the most recent. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. The list comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Albert G. Riddle
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Emily Norcross Dickinson
Youngest
1891
Hazel E. Munsell
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Monson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Monson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1810s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Monson
The three are covered in 6, 6 and 3 languages: Albert G. Riddle, Edward Lyman Morris and Orson Desaix Munn.
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What Monson is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Of the towns nearby, Palmer Town lists the most people: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monson 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 (10)
- Albert G. Riddle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Desaix Munn: Moses King; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Dickinson Norcross: Practical Politics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Norcross Dickinson: Otis Allen Bullard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel E. Munsell: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Primus P. Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Utley: Lake City Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Stahelski: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erasmus D. Keyes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fordis C. Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons