#1Famous people · Shirley
Most of the 9 famous people born in Shirley came into the world in the early republic
Most widely known is Jerry White, the American baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo and Hilary Gehman follow. From Daniel Parker to Hilary Gehman, the births on the list run from 1782 to 1971. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jerry White
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Daniel Parker
Youngest
1971
Hilary Gehman
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Shirley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Shirley’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Shirley
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo
1819–1848American author, editor
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HG#3
Known for
What Shirley 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 Shirley
6 more names, born between 1782 and 1955.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Shirley home
Born elsewhere, Hester A. Davis lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Groton leads the towns around it, with 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shirley 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 (9)
- Jerry White: Mike_Winters,_Joe_Mauer,_Jerry_White.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo: T. B. Reed (engraved by D. L. Glover), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Braunstein: Joelfurr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Bancroft Beatley: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Parker: David A. Clary and Joseph W. A. Whitehorne, authors. Center of Military History, United States Army (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Charles Tarbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Brown: Johngosselin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Aucoin: LeftfieldPromotion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Hutchins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons