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Famous people · North Andover
From 1752 to 1998, North Andover was the birthplace of 20 famous people
At the top of the list is the American psychologist Robert M. Gagné, covered in 13 languages. The list’s best known name, Robert M. Gagné, dates from 1916. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.4, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town. Fewer than a quarter of the 338 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Robert M. Gagné
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Samuel Phillips, Jr.
Youngest
1998
Jake Bobo
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about North Andover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Andover’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Andover
The three are covered in 13, 12 and 10 languages: Robert M. Gagné, Isaac Stevens and Joey Daccord.
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Known for
What North Andover is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
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 North Andover
Still to come: 17 more, from 1752 to 1998.
Moses Tyler Stevens
1825–1907Mill owner and US Congressional representative from Massachusetts
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Samuel Phillips, Jr.
1752–1802Massachusetts lieutenant governor; founder of Phillips Academy
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A chosen home
Also called North Andover home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by William C. Campbell.
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Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Andover 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)
- Isaac Stevens: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Farnham: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak DeOssie: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Tyler Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Loring: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jennings Miller: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Stevens: L.H. Everts & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Peters Stevens: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Campbell: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Cuomo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Minicucci: Massachusetts General Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Bernstein: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rothman: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kara Hayward: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias James Corey: Creator: Trvthchem personal photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kreider: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John James Ingalls: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons