#1Famous people · Stoneham
Stoneham counts 32 famous people, first among them Buffy Sainte-Marie
Most widely known is Buffy Sainte-Marie, the American musician, with articles in 34 languages. Clarence Irving Lewis, the American philosopher, comes second, with Edwin Frazier third. 16 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Buffy Sainte-Marie
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Bill Annis
Youngest
2001
Sam Colangelo
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Stoneham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stoneham’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stoneham
Buffy Sainte-Marie leads with articles in 34 languages, ahead of Clarence Irving Lewis (20) and Edwin Frazier (12).
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Known for
What Stoneham is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Stoneham
Another 29, 12 of them athletes.
Josh Gondelman
born 1985American actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian
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A chosen home
Also called Stoneham home
Born elsewhere, Charles Gibbons lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Melrose, with 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stoneham 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 (20)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: sidrguelph from Guelph, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Colangelo: Mike Zitek/AHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Gondelman: Brian Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miru Kim: Art4nyc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty McHale: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Q. Dyer: Fbastiat96, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Mira: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Annis: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene O'Flaherty: Massachusetts House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harland Bartholomew: Strauss Studio, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rotondi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Greene, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Matarazzo: IACOBVS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Gibbons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Souter: "Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States, National Geographic Society, Photographer: Joseph Bailey", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Maria Child: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Levine: Chris Sean Smith, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Thompson: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark A. Milley: Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II and Benjamin Applebaum, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cerretani: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons