Famous people · Northwest Harwich
Born near Northwest Harwich: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Joshua Gage, born in Harwich, 2 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Northwest Harwich. The best known of them is Mercy Otis Warren, with articles in 23 languages. No town in Massachusetts lists more than Lawrence, with 63.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Mercy Otis Warren
Best known
Mercy Otis Warren
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northwest Harwich’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northwest Harwich
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thornton Burgess
1874–1965American writer and conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwest Harwich and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Mercy Otis Warren: John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Otis: Joseph Blackburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Eldredge: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thatcher: Henry Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornton Burgess: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Johnson: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan H. Wixon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons