#1Politics & Law
John Wesley Emerson
1832–1899Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Pepperell
3 famous people were born in Pepperell
The best known is the recipient of the Purple Heart medal John Wesley Emerson, with articles in 7 languages. The American congressman for Louisiana Henry Adams Bullard ranks second, ahead of Mary Catherine Chase. The list comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 residents, below the 4.5 of the typical town in Massachusetts. Of the bordering towns, Groton has the longest list: 19, with Edmund Charles Tarbell at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Wesley Emerson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
Henry Adams Bullard
Youngest
1835
Mary Catherine Chase
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Pepperell
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Henry Adams Bullard
1788–1851American congressman for Louisiana
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MC#3
Writing & Arts
Mary Catherine Chase
1835–1905American writer, Catholic nun
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Pepperell is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Around it, Groton has the most people on record, 19 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pepperell 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 (5)
- John Wesley Emerson: неизвестен (фото сделано более 150 лет назад), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Adams Bullard: unbekannter Künstler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Charles Tarbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwig Ahgren: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rolland H. Spaulding: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons