Famous people · West Wareham
Born near West Wareham: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Geena Davis, from Wareham, 3 mi away. The list for West Wareham is empty for now. Across Massachusetts, the lists cover 335 towns. Lawrence has the most of any town in Massachusetts: 63.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Geena Davis
Best known
Geena Davis
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Wareham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Wareham
Nobody born in West Wareham is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Francis Davis Millet
1846–1912American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic
Charles Cobb
1875–1949American mathematician and economist
Irwin M. Jacobs
born 1933American electrical engineer and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Wareham and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Le Baron Jenney: Riadismet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hetty Green: Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Pinkham Ryder: Alice Boughton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Davis Millet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Chokachi: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irwin M. Jacobs: Dananderson at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipp Sudduth: Chgo77 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons