#1Famous people · Wayland
Writers and artists stand out among the 14 famous people born in Wayland
Articles in 8 languages make the American photographer Josiah Johnson Hawes the best known. Close behind are Andrew Bachman and Mary Sears. From Josiah Johnson Hawes to Becca Gilmore, the births on the list run from 1808 to 1998. The list comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Josiah Johnson Hawes
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Josiah Johnson Hawes
Youngest
1998
Becca Gilmore
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wayland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wayland is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.8 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 Wayland’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
Writing & ArtsSportsBusinessScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wayland
Three names lead: Josiah Johnson Hawes (8 languages), Andrew Bachman (5) and Mary Sears (5).
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Everyone else born in Wayland
Of the other 11, 4 are athletes.
Bill Elliott
born 1951American pianist, bandleader, Hollywood composer and Broadway orchestrator
MusicWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wayland home
One more notable person made the town home: Lydia Maria Child.
Lydia Maria Child
1802–1880American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayland 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 (14)
- Josiah Johnson Hawes: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Bachman: AndrewBachman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Sears: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Alonzo Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Hurwitz: Thor Brødreskift / Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becca Gilmore: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evangeline Marrs Whipple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Maria Child: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Schiff: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carlson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Evans: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Fuller: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hartwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons