#1Famous people · Northfield
10 famous people from Northfield, many of them writers and artists
Most widely known is Dwight Lyman Moody, the American evangelist, with articles in 29 languages. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Joseph S. Lyman, born in 1785, the newest to Erford Gage, born in 1912. The list comes to 34.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dwight Lyman Moody
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Joseph S. Lyman
Youngest
1912
Erford Gage
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Northfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Northfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 3.9 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 Northfield’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & LawSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Northfield
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1JP#2
#3Science & Medicine
James Kendall Hosmer
1834–1927American academic and librarian
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Northfield
7 more, 2 of them writers and artists.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northfield 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 (7)
- Dwight Lyman Moody: Copyright by Barron Fredricks, NYC.D11791 U.S. Copyright Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kendall Hosmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erford Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Munsell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Stevens Henry: Norris Galpin Osborn, editor. Springfield Printing and Binding (Springfield, MA), publisher)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons