#1Famous people · Plymouth
Of the 40 famous people born in Plymouth, an unusual share are writers and artists
Dave Farrell, the American bassist, is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. 11 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.3, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Dave Farrell
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1624
William Bradford
Youngest
1981
Josh Thomas
Most common field
Writing & Arts
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
A town of writers and artistsAmong the 40 people born here, 11 are writers and artists: 2.7 times the usual share.Deep rootsThe list reaches back to 1624: 17 were born before 1850.Known worldwideDave Farrell has a Wikipedia article in 44 languages.40 notable peoplePlymouth lists 40 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Plymouth is known for
Set against the usual town, business people come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Plymouth’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Plymouth
The three are covered in 44, 20 and 15 languages: Dave Farrell, David Chokachi and Hoon Lee.
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Everyone else born in Plymouth
Of the other 37, 11 are writers and artists.
John Davis
1761–1847Lawyer, member of both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Brooke de Lench
born 1952American author, filmmaker, journalist, and advocate
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Plymouth home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Chris Raab the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Duxbury: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (20)
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Chokachi: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoon Lee: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Thomas Jackson: George Perkins Merrill (redrawn from C. Weber), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lewis Douglas: Arthur Merton Hazard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gilford Picard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Morton Diaz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Mason Perkins: Frama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lidian Jackson Emerson: Photographer A.D. Farley, Nashua, NH, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: Boston Athenaeum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Matson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizzie Doten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Raab: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Therese Murray: Executive Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peleg Wadsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Marie Dix: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Taliefero: Mike Kurman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bennett: Anton from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Franklin Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons