#1Famous people · Whitman
Most of the 8 famous people born in Whitman came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 24 languages make the American Roman Catholic cardinal Francis Spellman the best known. The next two names are Steve Smith and Frank Kane. Born in 1889, Francis Spellman is the first name on record, and Dana LeVangie, born in 1969, the most recent. The list comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Francis Spellman
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Francis Spellman
Youngest
1969
Dana LeVangie
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Whitman’s famous people
The best known
Born in Whitman
Three names lead: Francis Spellman (24 languages), Steve Smith (17) and Frank Kane (4).
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#3Through the years
When Whitman’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Whitman is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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 Whitman
Of the other 5, 2 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Whitman home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Harry Markopolos the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Brockton has the most on record: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitman 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 (9)
- Francis Spellman: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Smith: Kuba Bożanowski, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kane: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward P. Kirby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Diehl: Geoffrey Diehl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Teahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Marciano: Stanley Weston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Franklin Dunbar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Everett Scott: Gordon Ho, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons