#1Famous people · Westford
Most of the 9 famous people born in Westford came into the world in the early republic
At the top of the list is the American actor Aaron Stanford, covered in 33 languages. Second and third on the list are Pat Bradley and Willard Hall. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.6, close to the 4.5 of the typical Massachusetts town. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Aaron Stanford
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1780
Willard Hall
Youngest
1976
Aaron Stanford
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Westford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westford’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Westford
By how many languages cover them, Aaron Stanford comes first (33), then Pat Bradley (11) and Willard Hall (7).
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#3Known for
What Westford is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
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 Westford
Still to come: 6 more, from 1793 to 1845.
Sarah Dix Hamlin
1844–1923Founded the Sarah Dix Hamlin School for girls in San Francisco.
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A chosen home
Also called Westford home
Born elsewhere, Lori Trahan lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westford 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 (11)
- Aaron Stanford: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Hall: Engraving by John Rogers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Abbot: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Reed Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Dix Hamlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Herrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Trahan: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Charles Tarbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Houston: Original:Financial Times photos, Cropped:Puramyun31, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adams Richardson: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Davis Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons