#1Famous people · Hopkinton
Most of the 9 famous people born in Hopkinton came into the world in the early republic
Stephen Harriman Long, the American explorer, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The American politician Alvan Flanders ranks second, ahead of Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt. Born in 1784, Stephen Harriman Long is the first name on record, and Tina Satter, born in 1974, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 14.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Stephen Harriman Long
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1784
Stephen Harriman Long
Youngest
1974
Tina Satter
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Hopkinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hopkinton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hopkinton
Stephen Harriman Long, Alvan Flanders and Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt are written about in 15, 6 and 6 languages.
#1
#2
#3Faith
Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt
1830–1912American missionary, activist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Hopkinton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hopkinton
6 more, from 1794 to 1974.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hopkinton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hopkinton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Concord has the most people on record, 39 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopkinton 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 (14)
- Stephen Harriman Long: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Flanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Satter: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S.C. Knowlton: Knowltonian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank A. Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Souter: "Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States, National Geographic Society, Photographer: Joseph Bailey", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lynch: Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Lynch: Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Harriman: Amos Hadley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Beach: Photographer uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Baker Eddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons