Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person from Sturbridge yet, but Brookfield next door has 16
No town in Massachusetts lists more than Lawrence, with 63. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Massachusetts is Malden’s, with 63. The Massachusetts lists hold names for 335 towns. The best known born in Brookfield is John A. Durkin.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Sturbridge), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Sturbridge has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Sturbridge
The best known from each town bordering Sturbridge.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sturbridge 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 (6)
- John A. Durkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Marcy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erasmus D. Keyes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. G. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons