JO#1
Film, TV & Stage
Jeannine Oppewall
born 1946American film art director
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Famous people · Uxbridge
From 1732 to 2000, Uxbridge was the birthplace of 18 famous people
At the top of the list is the American film art director Jeannine Oppewall, covered in 8 languages. The American basketball player Tyler Burton ranks second, ahead of Willard Bartlett. As early as 1732, Joseph Read was born here, one of 5 born before independence. In the early republic, 9 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Jeannine Oppewall
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1732
Joseph Read
Youngest
2000
Tyler Burton
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Uxbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Uxbridge’s famous people were born
The 1780s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawBusinessSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Uxbridge
Counted by languages, Jeannine Oppewall is ahead of Tyler Burton and Willard Bartlett: 8, 7 and 5.
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Willard Bartlett
1846–1925American jurist and journalist
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Known for
What Uxbridge is known for
Uxbridge has 6.5× the usual share of business people.
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 Uxbridge
Here are 15 more, born from 1732 to 1951.
Bezaleel Taft Sr.
1750–1839American Revolutionary War soldier, Captain and American legislator
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Thomas H. Doyle
1863–1947Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Uxbridge home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Uxbridge, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Sutton has the most on record, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uxbridge 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)
- Tyler Burton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Augustus Mowry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Rawson Taft: Ksherin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Read: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baxter Hall: Spc. Van Der Weide/U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Doyle: Oklahoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard T. Moore: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Blanchard: George Iles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kizirian: Грыз Грызович, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Prentiss Armsby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons