Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0No famous person born in Plainfield is listed yet
Cecil B. DeMille leads the 14 names listed next door in Ashfield. No town in Massachusetts lists more than Lawrence, with 63. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Massachusetts is Malden’s, with 63. In Massachusetts, 335 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Plainfield), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Plainfield has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Plainfield
Close by, the fullest list is Ashfield’s, at 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plainfield 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)
- Cecil B. DeMille: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cullen Bryant: J.E. Baker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ransom W. Dunham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons