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Wally Snell
1889–1980American baseball player and coach, college athletic administrator, mycologist
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Famous people · West Bridgewater
6 famous people were born in West Bridgewater from 1779 to 1915
Wally Snell leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.8 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5. The list’s best known name, Wally Snell, dates from 1889.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Wally Snell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
Oliver Ames, Sr.
Youngest
1915
Walter Orr Roberts
Most common field
Business
2 people
What stands out about West Bridgewater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Bridgewater’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1780s, with 2 births.
BusinessSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Bridgewater
Three names lead: Wally Snell (7 languages), Walter Orr Roberts (5) and Albert Edward Winship (4).
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What West Bridgewater is known for
Share of West Bridgewater’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in West Bridgewater
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The fullest list close by belongs to Brockton, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Bridgewater 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 (5)
- Albert Edward Winship: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Alger: Alexander Hay Ritchie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Ames, Sr.: Source: Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts (1912) page 28, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Marciano: Stanley Weston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Cochrane: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons