#1Famous people · Westwood
4 famous people come from Westwood, Kenny Florian the best known
Kenny Florian, the American mixed martial arts fighter, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The united States general Paul LaCamera ranks second, ahead of Brian Mann. The biggest group are athletes: 2. The list comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 residents, below the 4.5 of the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Kenny Florian
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Carl Emile Pickhardt, Jr.
Youngest
1980
Brian Mann
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Westwood
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2BM#3
Through the years
When Westwood’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsMilitaryWriting & Arts
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Known for
What Westwood is known for
Share of Westwood’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Westwood
1 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Westwood home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Westwood, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Norwood, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westwood 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 (7)
- Kenny Florian: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul LaCamera: U.S. Forces Korea, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aly Raisman: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fisher Ames: Gilbert Stuart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Farrell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Batcheller Sumner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons