#1Film, TV & Stage
Jeff Corwin
born 1967American nature conservationist, television host and producer
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Famous people · Norwell
Jeff Corwin tops a list of 7 famous people born in Norwell
Jeff Corwin leads the list, covered in 11 languages. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5. From William G. Vinal in 1881 to Drew Commesso in 2002, the births cover 121 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jeff Corwin
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
William G. Vinal
Youngest
2002
Drew Commesso
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Norwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Norwell’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Norwell
Three names lead: Jeff Corwin (11 languages), Gleason Archer (7) and Drew Commesso (5).
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Faith
Gleason Archer
1916–2004Biblical scholar/theologian/educator/author
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What Norwell is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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Still to come: 4 more, from 1881 to 1996.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwell 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)
- Jeff Corwin: Brenden Delzer, brenden on flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Brett: Josephhearne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Vinal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sullivan: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin White: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons