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Famous people · West Boylston
9 famous people were born in West Boylston, most of them in the early republic
Jill Lepore, the American historian, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Edwin Holmes and Erastus Brigham Bigelow. The oldest name on the list belongs to Marcus Child, born in 1792, the newest to Jill Lepore, born in 1966. 3 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jill Lepore
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Marcus Child
Youngest
1966
Jill Lepore
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about West Boylston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Boylston’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Boylston
Jill Lepore leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Edwin Holmes (7) and Erastus Brigham Bigelow (6).
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What West Boylston is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in West Boylston
Another 6, the earliest born in 1792.
John Whipple Potter Jenks
1819–1894Zoologist, author, and museum collection curstor
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Nearby, Worcester has the most on record, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Boylston 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 (6)
- Edwin Holmes: C. D. Fredricks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Brigham Bigelow: William G. Jackman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee Child: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Goddard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Birbiglia: Photographer: Brian Friedman. Copyright holder: Mike Lavoie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentiss Mellen: John Brewster, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons