#1Famous people · Weston
From 1792 to 1969, Weston was the birthplace of 10 famous people
Most widely known is Sarah Fuller, the American educator, with articles in 6 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Sarah Fuller was born in 1836. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.6 on the list, well above the typical Massachusetts town’s 4.5.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Sarah Fuller
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Alvan Lamson
Youngest
1969
Hilary B. Price
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Weston
Sarah Fuller, Josephine Adelaide Clark and William A. Knowlton are written about in 6, 4 and 4 languages.
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#2Science & Medicine
Josephine Adelaide Clark
1856–1929Botanist and librarian
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Weston’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 2 births.
NotableMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Weston is known for
Share of Weston’s famous people in each field.
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 Weston
Another 7, 2 of them writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Weston home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Weston, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Waltham has the most people on record, 62 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weston 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 (15)
- Sarah Fuller: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Adelaide Clark: Amory Nelson Hardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Knowlton: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Loring Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Lamson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montgomery Cunningham Meigs: 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Historical Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Train: D. W. Bowdoin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. L. Carr: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. McArthur: Whoisjohngalt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth G. Wilson: The Nobel Prize, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lemmon: Wire photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Carlson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Harrington: FOX8, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Johnson Hawes: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hartwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons