#1Business
William B. Washburn
1820–1887American businessman and politician from Massachusetts
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Famous people · Winchendon
12 famous people were born in Winchendon, most of them in the early republic
With articles in 13 languages, William B. Washburn is the most widely known. Born in 1783, Artemas Hale is the first name on record, and Ed Bagdonas, born in 1937, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 11.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
William B. Washburn
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
Artemas Hale
Youngest
1937
Ed Bagdonas
Most common field
Business
2 people
What stands out about Winchendon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Winchendon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
BusinessWriting & ArtsNotableMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & MedicineSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Winchendon
The three are covered in 13, 6 and 4 languages: William B. Washburn, William DeWitt Hyde and Artemas Hale.
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Known for
What Winchendon is known for
The field with the most names is Business: 2.
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 Winchendon
The other 9 span the years 1803 to 1937.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Gardner’s, at 20 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchendon 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 (13)
- William B. Washburn: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William DeWitt Hyde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle E. Partridge: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Woodcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Grout: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Crosby Allen: Historical and Public Figures Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Elvira Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald R. Young: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Paine Wolcott: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Goodridge: Sarah Goodridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Bullock: Engraving by Hezekiah Wright Smith (fl.1828-1879), after a painting by J. H. Daniels, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa Morton Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft: Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons