#1Famous people · Winthrop Town
Of the 28 famous people born in Winthrop Town, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf, covered in 49 languages. The next two names are Steven Van Zandt and Mike Eruzione. Between 1920 and 1969, 17 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 338 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Lee Whorf
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Bill Vinton
Youngest
1991
Jillian Dempsey
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Winthrop Town’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Winthrop Town
Three names lead: Benjamin Lee Whorf (49 languages), Steven Van Zandt (31) and Mike Eruzione (16).
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What Winthrop Town is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.5 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 Winthrop Town’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Winthrop Town
Another 25, the earliest born in 1865.
Terry Driscoll
born 1947American basketball player and college athletics administrator
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Nearby, Boston has the most on record, with 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winthrop 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 (17)
- Benjamin Lee Whorf: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Van Zandt: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Eruzione: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Whorf: Trailer screenshots (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Goulian: Harpagornis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Forman: Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Woodell: NBC Television-NBC photo by Gerald K. Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Macgowan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Driscoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Ditmar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Rowe Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Dempsey: Bdzsports photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Headle: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert DeLeo: Massachusetts House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Vinton: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Allan Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.: Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons