#1Writing & Arts
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
1847–1928American newspaper editor
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Famous people · Seekonk
8 famous people from Seekonk, many of them writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American newspaper editor Joseph Bucklin Bishop, covered in 5 languages. John Gregorek Jr. is second and Latroya Pina third. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.1, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
William R. Walker
Youngest
1996
Latroya Pina
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Seekonk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Seekonk is known for
Seekonk has 4.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Seekonk’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 2 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Seekonk
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Seekonk
5 more, from 1830 to 1983.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Seekonk home
Born elsewhere, John Imbrie lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Pawtucket has the most on record: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seekonk 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 (11)
- Joseph Bucklin Bishop: Underwood and Underwood - Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gregorek Jr.: Kylemerber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Woodward: William Woodward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Walker: Robert Grieve and John P. Fernald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellsworth Woodward: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis W. Carpenter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Carlos: V.L. Smith / Bay Area Reporter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Cameron: greengeorge at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s-1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Davis: Source: An Illustrated History of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Vicinity by Robert Grieve (1897)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Chace: Henry H. Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons