#1Writing & Arts
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
1852–1930American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author
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Famous people · Randolph Town
Randolph Town counts 7 famous people, first among them Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
With articles in 19 languages, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is the most widely known. Audie Cornish is second and Benjamin Ide Wheeler third. The list comes to 2 for every 10,000 residents, below the 4.5 of the typical town in Massachusetts. Over 141 years of births, the list goes from Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852) to August Grey (1993).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Youngest
1993
August Grey
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Randolph Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Randolph Town’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Randolph Town
The three best known are all writers and artists.
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What Randolph Town is known for
Randolph Town has 4.2× the usual share of writers and artists.
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Nearby, Milton has the most on record, with 59.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randolph Town 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 (7)
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman: Floride Green, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audie Cornish: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Ide Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- August Grey: Yuzunet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. W. Bush: David Valdez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Remick: Original photograph by Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons