#1Famous people · Southborough
15 famous people were born in Southborough, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actress and singer Storm Large, covered in 12 languages. 6 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Daniel Pinckney Parker, born in 1781, is the earliest name and Ben Johnson, born in 1977, the latest. Per head, the list is long: 14.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Storm Large
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1781
Daniel Pinckney Parker
Youngest
1977
Ben Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Southborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Southborough is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Southborough
First, Storm Large (12 languages), then Doug Brown (8) and Winfield Scott Hammond (8).
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#3Through the years
When Southborough’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Southborough
12 more, 4 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Framingham has the longest list next door: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southborough 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)
- Storm Large: User:R3dw88d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winfield Scott Hammond: Lee Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis B. Fay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Pinckney Parker: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Fay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sigourney Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold F. Smiddy: Maynard, Harold B. ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Schiff: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Merrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whitney: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nelson Cole: no coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons