#1Famous people · Quincy
40 famous people from Quincy, many of them performers
Lee Remick, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Behind the leader come Ruth Gordon and John Cheever. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. From Brooks Adams to Joe Proctor, the births on the list run from 1848 to 1985.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Lee Remick
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Brooks Adams
Youngest
1985
Joe Proctor
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Quincy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Quincy is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.2 times as common.
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 Quincy
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Writing & Arts
John Cheever
1912–1982American novelist and short story writer
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Through the years
When Quincy’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 9 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Quincy
Still to come: 37 more, from 1848 to 1985.
Lesley Visser
born 1953American sportscaster, television and radio personality, and sportswriter
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A chosen home
Also called Quincy home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Quincy, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Weymouth Town lists the most people: 59.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quincy 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)
- Lee Remick: Original photograph by Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Gordon: Photographer Eileen Darby., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cheever: Wernerr Wolff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Parker Follett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noreen Corcoran: ABC Television Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murvyn Vye: film screenshot (Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. McConville: William Pratt, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bell: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dana: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Adams III: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy De Wolfe: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Delahunt: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Corcoran: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Adams: Benjamin Blyth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. W. Bush: David Valdez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman: Floride Green, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons