#1Famous people · Swansea
From 1756 to 1972, Swansea was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American businessman Oliver Chace, with articles in 8 languages. As early as 1756, Benjamin Brown was born here, one of 2 born before independence. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.5, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town. Lawrence has the most of any town in Massachusetts: 63.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Oliver Chace
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1756
Benjamin Brown
Youngest
1972
Bob Evans
What stands out about Swansea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Swansea’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1760s come out on top, with 1 births.
NotableBusinessScience & MedicineSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Swansea
Oliver Chace leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Joshua K. Ingalls (7) and Benjamin Brown (4).
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Science & Medicine
Benjamin Brown
1756–1831American physician and politician, Massachusetts
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Swansea is known for
Business leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Swansea
3 more names, born between 1889 and 1972.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swansea 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 (8)
- Oliver Chace: Henry H. Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua K. Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Evans: John Jewell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren A. Cole: Christopher937, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas G. Turner: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Davis: Source: An Illustrated History of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Vicinity by Robert Grieve (1897)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bucklin Bishop: Underwood and Underwood - Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Milburn Holland: PANYNJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons