#1Famous people · Salisbury
Leaders stand out among the 6 famous people born in Salisbury
Caleb Cushing, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Hannah Webster Foster and James Pike. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Caleb Cushing
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
Hannah Webster Foster
Youngest
1967
Bob Corkum
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Salisbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Salisbury is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.2 times the usual share.
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 Salisbury’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1800s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Salisbury
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Salisbury
Another 3, 2 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Newburyport, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salisbury 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)
- Caleb Cushing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Webster Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pike: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Moody Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Mulliken: GFHund, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Donovan: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Cate Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons