#1Writing & Arts
Herbert Baxter Adams
1850–1901American educator and historian
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Famous people · Shutesbury
Shutesbury counts 4 famous people, first among them Herbert Baxter Adams
At the top of the list is the American educator and historian Herbert Baxter Adams, covered in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Paul Dillingham and Ian Flanders. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Paul Dillingham, born in 1799, the newest to Ian Flanders, born in 1990.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Herbert Baxter Adams
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Paul Dillingham
Youngest
1990
Ian Flanders
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Shutesbury
By how many languages cover them, Herbert Baxter Adams comes first (14), then Paul Dillingham (8) and Ian Flanders (2).
#1#2#3Film, TV & Stage
Ian Flanders
born 1990American actor, director, writer and producer
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Shutesbury’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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What Shutesbury is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Amherst Town’s, at 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shutesbury 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)
- Herbert Baxter Adams: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dillingham: Hiram Carleton, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Flanders: Ifwikicontributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ghostshrimp: Theghostshrimp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Hunt Allen: credited to Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Kelley Foster: Abby Kelley Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons