#1Famous people · Topsfield
From 1735 to 1992, Topsfield was the birthplace of 9 famous people
The best known is the American religious leader Joseph Smith, Sr., with articles in 9 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. 2 of them were born since 1970. Joseph Smith, Sr. was born in 1771.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joseph Smith, Sr.
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Lt. Col. John Robinson
Youngest
1992
Abbey D'Agostino
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Topsfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Topsfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsFaithScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Topsfield
The three are covered in 9, 8 and 7 languages: Joseph Smith, Sr., Ryan Bourque and Abbey D'Agostino.
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What Topsfield is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Topsfield
The rest number 6, with 3 leaders among them.
Lt. Col. John Robinson
1735–1805Massachusetts militia and Continental Army officer
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A chosen home
Also called Topsfield home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Topsfield, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Topsfield 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 (13)
- Joseph Smith, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bourque: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey D'Agostino: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Huntington: Thomas B. Lawson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lt. Col. John Robinson: Quincy W. Day, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Scott Gould: Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asahel Huntington: Reno, Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Murphy: Drama League, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wesley Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Burnham: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kreider: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Stephens: LauraHale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John James Ingalls: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons