#1Famous people · Otis
2 famous people call Otis their birthplace
Alexander Viets Griswold Allen, the American theologian, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American physician Henry O. Marcy. Of the bordering towns, Becket has the longest list: 7, with Eliza Roxcy Snow at the top. From Henry O. Marcy in 1837 to Alexander Viets Griswold Allen in 1841, the births cover 4 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Alexander Viets Griswold Allen
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Henry O. Marcy
Youngest
1841
Alexander Viets Griswold Allen
Most common field
Faith
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Otis
#1#2Known for
What Otis is known for
1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Otis home
One more notable person made the town home: Katia Santibañez.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Becket: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Otis 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 (6)
- Alexander Viets Griswold Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry O. Marcy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katia Santibañez: Tomwsulcer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Roxcy Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Easton Mills: unnone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnabas Bidwell: John Brewster, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons