#1Science & Medicine
Rachel Levine
born 1957American professor of pediatrics and psychiatry; United States Assistant Secretary for Health, 2021–2025
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Famous people · Wakefield
37 famous people were born in Wakefield, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
With articles in 24 languages, Rachel Levine is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Carleton S. Coon and David Dellinger. The largest group, 14, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents there are 13.3 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Rachel Levine
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
William Henry Jewell
Youngest
1993
Anthony Fabiano
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wakefield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wakefield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Wakefield’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wakefield
By how many languages cover them, Rachel Levine comes first (24), then Carleton S. Coon (21) and David Dellinger (15).
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Everyone else born in Wakefield
34 more, from 1840 to 1993.
Horace Greeley Wadlin
1851–1925(1851-1925) American statistician, librarian, architect
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Phyllis Katsakiores
born 1934Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
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A chosen home
Also called Wakefield home
Born elsewhere, Edward J. Connelly lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Melrose lists the most people: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wakefield 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 (18)
- Rachel Levine: Chris Sean Smith, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dellinger: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Brewster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galvin: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah E. O'Connell: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Perkins Langtry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Hartley Grattan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Cannata: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Noyes Greenough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Edward Tyzzer: J.E. Purdy & Co., photographer. The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Greeley Wadlin: University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Moore: BobSneiderman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward J. Connelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Souter: "Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States, National Geographic Society, Photographer: Joseph Bailey", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: sidrguelph from Guelph, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moulton Marston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cerretani: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Flynn: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons