#1Famous people · Nahant
5 famous people come from Nahant, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. the best known
At the top of the list is the American politician Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., covered in 30 languages. Behind the leader come Cleveland Amory and Barbra Fuller. The list runs from William F. Johnson, born in 1819, to Glenn Sherlock, born in 1960. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
William F. Johnson
Youngest
1960
Glenn Sherlock
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Nahant
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. has articles in 30 languages, Cleveland Amory in 15 and Barbra Fuller in 6.
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Through the years
When Nahant’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nahant is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nahant
2 more names, born between 1819 and 1960.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Nahant home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nahant 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 (8)
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Amory: PBS-Public Broadcasting System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Sherlock: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cabot Lodge: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Brennan: ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Lee Whorf: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons