Famous people · Wareham Center
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wareham Center
Geena Davis, born in Wareham, 1 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wareham Center. 335 towns across Massachusetts can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Massachusetts is Lawrence’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Geena Davis
Best known
Geena Davis
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wareham Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wareham Center
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Davis Millet
1846–1912American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic
Charles Cobb
1875–1949American mathematician and economist
Irwin M. Jacobs
born 1933American electrical engineer and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wareham Center 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)
- Casey Affleck: Bex Walton from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hetty Green: Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Pinkham Ryder: Alice Boughton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Davis Millet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Chokachi: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irwin M. Jacobs: Dananderson at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipp Sudduth: Chgo77 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons