Paxton has no famous person on record yet
Spencer’s list, next door, has 13 names, Elias Howe first among them. The longest list of any town in Massachusetts belongs to Lawrence, with 63. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Massachusetts is Malden’s, with 63. 335 of the towns in Massachusetts list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Paxton), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Paxton has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Paxton
The neighbour with the most names is Spencer, at 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paxton 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 (3)
- Elias Howe: Elias_Howe-Southworth_&_Hawes.jpg: Southwarth and Hawes derivative work: TheCuriousGnome, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Crane: Photograph not separately attributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons