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Famous people · Revere
16 famous people from Revere, many of them performers
Most widely known is John Cazale, the American actor, with articles in 48 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 14 were born, the most of any period. From Elizabeth Ethel Copeland in 1866 to Richie Barker in 1972, the births cover 106 years. The list comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, below the 4.5 of the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
John Cazale
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Elizabeth Ethel Copeland
Youngest
1972
Richie Barker
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Revere’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Revere is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 times.
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 Revere
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Revere’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Revere
13 more names, born between 1866 and 1972.
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A chosen home
Also called Revere home
One more notable person made the town home: RoseLee Vincent.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Malden lists the most people: 63.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Revere 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 (15)
- Freddy Cannon: Warner Brothers Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Macy: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Riley: LindaLisa, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Conigliaro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Conigliaro: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Rosenberg: mattb_uma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Barry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erle Stanley Gardner: John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Corea: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Brennan: ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Pompeo: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Lee Whorf: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moulton Marston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons