#1Science & Medicine
William Moulton Marston
1893–1947American psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer
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Famous people · Saugus
22 famous people from Saugus, many of them leaders
Best known of all is William Moulton Marston, written about in 26 languages. Second place goes to the American naval officer Gustavus Fox, third to James Franklin Jeffrey. From Abijah Cheever in 1760 to Ricky Smokes in 2000, the births cover 240 years. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.6 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
William Moulton Marston
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1760
Abijah Cheever
Youngest
2000
Ricky Smokes
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Saugus’ famous people
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What Saugus is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 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 Saugus
William Moulton Marston has articles in 26 languages, Gustavus Fox in 11 and James Franklin Jeffrey in 10.
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When Saugus’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Saugus
Still to come: 19 more, from 1760 to 2000.
Maynard Clemons
1866–1946American attorney and politician from Massachusetts
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A chosen home
Also called Saugus home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Saugus, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Lynn’s, with 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saugus 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 (17)
- William Moulton Marston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustavus Fox: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franklin Jeffrey: United States Department of State. Photographer not specified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracee Chimo: Tracee Chimo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vecchione: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Bancroft Willis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. F. Nelson Pratt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynard Clemons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Smokes: ZekeDane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Lynch: Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Felton: Stephen W. Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlie Pond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belden Bly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Brennan: ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Levine: Chris Sean Smith, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Flynn: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons