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Famous people · Wellfleet
4 famous people were born in Wellfleet from 1840 to 1960
Most widely known is Frank Stubbs, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are Lorenzo Dow Baker and Martha Atwood. Frank Stubbs was born in 1909. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Frank Stubbs
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Lorenzo Dow Baker
Youngest
1960
Julie Carlson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Wellfleet
Ranked by languages covered: Frank Stubbs with 12, then Lorenzo Dow Baker with 3 and Martha Atwood with 2.
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#3Through the years
When Wellfleet’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wellfleet is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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 Wellfleet
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wellfleet home
Born elsewhere, Marge Piercy lived here.
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Around it, Truro has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellfleet 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 (4)
- Lorenzo Dow Baker: United Fruit Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Atwood: No photographer credited/credit illegible, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny MacFayden: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Mitchell: White Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons