#1Science & Medicine
Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft
1781–1828American botanist, scientific illustrator, writer and advocate for women's rights
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Famous people · Rindge
Rindge is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Best known of all is Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, written about in 6 languages. Close behind are Amasa Norcross and George P. Barker. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, born in 1781, to Amasa Norcross, born in 1824.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1781
Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft
Youngest
1824
Amasa Norcross
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Rindge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rindge’s famous people were born
The 1780s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rindge
The three are covered in 6, 5 and 5 languages: Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, Amasa Norcross and George P. Barker.
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What Rindge is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
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 Rindge
Another 2, the earliest born in 1783.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Winchendon has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rindge 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 (8)
- Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft: Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amasa Norcross: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George P. Barker: George J. Bryan, author. The Courier Company (Buffalo, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Payson: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Pinckney Wilder: John G. (John Goodwin) Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Washburn: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Addison Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver L. Spaulding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons