#1Famous people · Spencer
Most of the 13 famous people born in Spencer came into the world in the early republic
Elias Howe, the American inventor, is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. The next two names are Nathan Cobb and William Howe. Over 194 years of births, the list goes from Tyler Howe (1800) to Patrick Ricard (1994). 5 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Elias Howe
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Tyler Howe
Youngest
1994
Patrick Ricard
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Spencer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Spencer’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1810s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Spencer
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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#2
#3Known for
What Spencer is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 3.9 times.
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 Spencer
A further 10 follow, born between 1800 and 1994.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Spencer home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Spencer, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Charlton lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spencer 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 (11)
- Elias Howe: Elias_Howe-Southworth_&_Hawes.jpg: Southwarth and Hawes derivative work: TheCuriousGnome, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Cobb: Unied States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howe: Carter, Charles Frederick. "The Howes - An Inventive New England Family." Munsey's Magazine. July 1909, p. 597., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Ricard: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Mack: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phineas Jones: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Brown: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Howe: Van Slyck, J.D. (1879). New New England Manufacturers and Manufactories: Three Hundred and Fifty of the Leading Manufacturers of New England. Vol. 1. Boston: Van Slyck Comany, page 364 (overleaf), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Gobi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. G. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons