
Born near The Pinehills: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Farrell, from Plymouth, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Geena Davis, with articles in 77 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in The Pinehills. Across Massachusetts, 338 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about The Pinehills’ famous people
Famous people born near The Pinehills
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles Cobb
1875–1949American mathematician and economist






Joseph Bates
1792–1872American sailor, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Pinehills and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. 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)
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Chokachi: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Sampson: Engraving by George Graham. From a drawing by William Beastall, which was based on a painting by Joseph Stone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipp Sudduth: Chgo77 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bennett: Anton from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ruggles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons