#1Famous people · Wenham
From 1811 to 1984, Wenham was the birthplace of 6 famous people
Most widely known is Laurie Stephens, the American para-alpine skier, with articles in 15 languages. Henry McKean is second and Samuel W. Moulton third. The list’s best known name, Laurie Stephens, dates from 1984. Per head, the list is long: 12.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Laurie Stephens
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Benjamin Franklin Baker
Youngest
1984
Laurie Stephens
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Wenham
Laurie Stephens leads with articles in 15 languages, ahead of Henry McKean (5) and Samuel W. Moulton (5).
#1HM#2
Science & Medicine
Henry McKean
1930–2024American mathematician at New York University
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#3Through the years
When Wenham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wenham 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 Wenham
Still to come: 3 more, from 1811 to 1898.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Beverly has the longest list next door: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wenham 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 (7)
- Laurie Stephens: LauraHale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Moulton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Elwood Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Morse: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Burnham: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sprague Grayden: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons