#1Famous people · Westborough
Westborough counts 14 famous people, first among them Eli Whitney
Articles in 47 languages make the American inventor Eli Whitney the best known. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list runs from Eli Whitney, born in 1765, to Alexa Pano, born in 2004. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Eli Whitney
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
Eli Whitney
Youngest
2004
Alexa Pano
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Westborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westborough’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Westborough
Three names lead: Eli Whitney (47 languages), Ralph Dawson (14) and Esther Forbes (13).
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What Westborough is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 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 Westborough
Another 11, 4 of them leaders.
Catherine Amelia Fay Ewing
1822–1897American educator, missionary, philanthropist, activist, social reformer
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Martin Delaney
1872–1926American football and track and field coach, athletic director
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Grafton, at 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westborough 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 (16)
- Eli Whitney: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Dawson: Chalmers Publishing Company, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Forbes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ruggles: The original uploader was Neutrality at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Maynard: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry W. Corbett: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Emil Denfeld: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Amelia Fay Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whitney Blake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wiley: Commandertrb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary A. Brigham: The Springfield News Company (Life time: corporate author), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams Whipple: Francis D'Avignon (1813-1861), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Merrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Storm Large: User:R3dw88d, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Birbiglia: Photographer: Brian Friedman. Copyright holder: Mike Lavoie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons