#1Writing & Arts
Abigail Adams
1744–1818First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
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Famous people · Weymouth Town
Of the 59 famous people born in Weymouth Town, none is better known than Abigail Adams
Articles about Abigail Adams exist in 84 languages. Gilbert N. Lewis and Rob Corddry follow. Since 1970, 22 were born, the most of any period. Over 285 years of births, the list goes from Jonathan Carver (1710) to Jared Terrell (1995).
Born here
59
notable people
Best known
Abigail Adams
in 84 Wikipedia languages
First
1710
Jonathan Carver
Youngest
1995
Jared Terrell
Most common field
Sports
29 people
What stands out about Weymouth Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Weymouth Town
Counted by languages, Abigail Adams is ahead of Gilbert N. Lewis and Rob Corddry: 84, 66 and 28.
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Science & Medicine
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875–1946American physical chemist
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#3Through the years
When Weymouth Town’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Weymouth Town is known for
Weymouth Town has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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 Weymouth Town
Another 56, the earliest born in 1710.
Mike Hazen
born 1976Executive vice president and general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks
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Dorothy Sherrill
1901–1990American editor, writer and illustrator specialising in books for children
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James L. Bates
1820–1875Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weymouth Town 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 (20)
- Abigail Adams: Benjamin Blyth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Corddry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Curran: Jivtca, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Mewis: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristie Mewis: Ampatent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Coyle: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Loud: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Weston Chapman: Engraving frontispiece Uploaded by User:Epousesquecido (also w:User:Epousesquecido), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Carver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick V. McNamara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Allen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Terrell: Ken Jancef, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Carey: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbott Fuller Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cranch: Mathew Brady's studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel F. Gove: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Remick: Original photograph by Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons