#1Famous people · Wrentham
Most of the 11 famous people born in Wrentham came into the world in the early republic
Most widely known is Garth Snow, the American ice hockey goaltender, with articles in 12 languages. From George Oliver Brastow in 1811 to Beverly Leon in 1992, the births cover 181 years. The list comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Garth Snow
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
George Oliver Brastow
Youngest
1992
Beverly Leon
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Wrentham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wrentham’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wrentham
The three are covered in 12, 7 and 5 languages: Garth Snow, Frederick David Ely and George Park Fisher.
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What Wrentham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.3 times.
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 Wrentham
The rest number 8, with 2 athletes among them.
Cyrus B. Comstock
1831–1910Major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War
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Nearby, Woonsocket has the most on record, with 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wrentham 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 (12)
- Garth Snow: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick David Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Park Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Cressy Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus B. Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Oliver Brastow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Mann: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McKee: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lefebvre: Takahiro Kyono, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Thayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Kyle Sullivan: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons