#1Famous people · Tyngsborough
4 famous people come from Tyngsborough, William Adams Richardson the best known
The best known is the American politician William Adams Richardson, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are George Francis Richardson and Charles Minot Dole. Over 136 years of births, the list goes from William Adams Richardson (1821) to Raymond Boucher (1957). Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Adams Richardson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
William Adams Richardson
Youngest
1957
Raymond Boucher
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Tyngsborough
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
George Francis Richardson
1829–1912Politician in Massachusetts, US
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CD#3
Notable
Charles Minot Dole
1899–1976Founder of the American National Ski Patrol
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Tyngsborough’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 2.
Politics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tyngsborough is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tyngsborough
1 more, best known first.
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Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyngsborough 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)
- William Adams Richardson: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Francis Richardson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bette Davis: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Charles Tarbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Stanford: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Corey: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons