Famous people · Somerville
Born near Somerville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Palermo lists 3, Daniel D. Pratt first. Daniel D. Pratt, born in Palermo, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rachel Nichols, with articles in 43 languages. No entry yet names Somerville as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rachel Nichols
Best known
Rachel Nichols
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Somerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Somerville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olympia Snowe
born 1947American politician; U.S. Senator for Maine
Melville Fuller
1833–1910Chief justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910
Conrad Heyer
1749–1856(1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
1802–1837American minister, journalist, and abolitionist
Horace Hildreth
1902–1988American politician, 59th Governor of Maine
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Somerville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Olympia Snowe: Office of Senator Olympia Snowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melville Fuller: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Heyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy: Jacques Reich (undoubtedly based on the work of another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Swanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Lovejoy: J. Gurney & Sons, fl. ca. 1850-1870 - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Evans: Artist signature unreadable in this copy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Goddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Hildreth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Pratt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel T. Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kavanagh: Henry Chase, editor. Lakeside Press (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Cony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon J. Murphy Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons