#1Famous people · Sharon
From 1738 to 2000, Sharon was the birthplace of 13 famous people
Most widely known is Sarah Palfrey Cooke, the American tennis player, with articles in 22 languages. Alan Metter is second and Mildred Allen third. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Benjamin Tupper
Youngest
2000
Kenneth L. Marcus
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Sharon
Sarah Palfrey Cooke has articles in 22 languages, Alan Metter in 8 and Mildred Allen in 7.
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Through the years
When Sharon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusinessMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sharon is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sharon
Still to come: 10 more, from 1738 to 2000.
Pete Seibert
1924–2002American skier (1924–2002); founder of Vail ski resort in Colorado
SportsWikipedia ↗
Kenneth L. Marcus
born 2000American attorney, academic, and government official
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Sharon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Sharon, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Norwood leads the towns around it, with 35 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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 (12)
- Sarah Palfrey Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Tupper: ColWilliam at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Q. Tirrell: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Talbot Clark: Western Reserve University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Schneider: Relava1815, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Webster Leonard: Jtlanghorne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth L. Marcus: United States Department of Education, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Keating: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori McKenna: Thom C from Blackstone Valley, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Farrell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Batcheller Sumner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lefebvre: Takahiro Kyono, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons