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Famous people · Palmer Town

12 famous people were born in Palmer Town, more of them leaders than in most towns

Articles in 30 languages make the American stuntman and film director Chad Stahelski the best known. The earliest on the list is Zephaniah Swift Moore, born in 1770, and the youngest Chad Stahelski, born in 1968. Per head, the list is long: 9.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.

#1 best knownChad StahelskiFilm, TV & Stage · born 1968
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Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Chad Stahelski
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Zephaniah Swift Moore
Youngest
1968
Chad Stahelski
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Palmer Town’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Palmer Town’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Colonial daysA new nationMills & railroadsThe American century17501800185019001950Thomas Butler KingWilliam H. WilburZephaniah Swift MooreGeorge R. DavisChad Stahelski
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Palmer Town is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Palmer Town

Chad Stahelski, Marie-Claire Kirkland and Thomas Butler King are written about in 30, 7 and 6 languages.

Chad Stahelski#1
Film, TV & Stage

Chad Stahelski

born 1968

American stuntman and film director

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MK#2
Politics & Law

Marie-Claire Kirkland

1924–2016

Canadian politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Thomas Butler King#3
Politics & Law

Thomas Butler King

1800–1864

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Palmer Town

9 more, best known first.

Chuck Thompson

Chuck Thompson

1921–2005

American sportscaster

George R. Davis

George R. Davis

1840–1899

American politician, Illinois

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HK

Henry King

1790–1861

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Zephaniah Swift Moore

Zephaniah Swift Moore

1770–1823

American academic administrator

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
BD

Bill Dunlap

1909–1980

American baseball player

BK

Bill Karlon

1909–1964

American baseball player

William H. Wilbur

William H. Wilbur

1888–1979

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Don Alonzo Watson

Don Alonzo Watson

1807–1892

American businessman and philanthropist

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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmer Town 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.

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