Famous people · South Lancaster
Born near South Lancaster: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Robert H. Goddard is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. The nearest, Agnes Moorehead, was born in Clinton, 2 mi away. No entry yet names South Lancaster as a birthplace. Across Massachusetts, the lists cover 338 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert H. Goddard
Best known
Robert H. Goddard
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Lancaster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Lancaster
Nobody born in South Lancaster is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
1868–1921American astronomer and human calculator
Luther Burbank
1849–1926American botanist and horticulturist
Harold Stephen Black
1898–1983American electrical engineer
Alicia Witt
born 1975American actress and singer-songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Lancaster and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Robert H. Goddard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Witt: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whitney: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Burbank: Shaw Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Moorehead: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: The original uploader was Macror at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Deborah O'Grady), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons