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Famous people · Wilbraham
10 famous people from Wilbraham, many of them leaders
Articles in 5 languages make the American business woman Ann Sarnoff the best known. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list runs from Edwin Thomas Merrick, born in 1809, to Erin Crocker, born in 1981. Per head, the list is long: 6.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ann Sarnoff
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Edwin Thomas Merrick
Youngest
1981
Erin Crocker
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wilbraham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wilbraham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Wilbraham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wilbraham
Three names lead: Ann Sarnoff (5 languages), Erin Crocker (5) and Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden (5).
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#3Writing & Arts
Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden
1836–1912American author, educator, hymn writer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilbraham
Here are 7 more, born from 1809 to 1934.
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A chosen home
Also called Wilbraham home
One more notable person made the town home: Gale D. Candaras.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Ludlow, at 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilbraham 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 (8)
- Erin Crocker: Freewheeling Daredevil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Morris Chaffee Alden: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha B. Maynard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Thomas Merrick: The Green Bag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert R. Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Perrin Knowlton: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gale D. Candaras: Willowmeadow1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Fiorentino: Gianni Neiviller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons