#1Famous people · Beverly
Beverly counts 5 famous people, first among them Abraham Grace Merritt
The best known is the American author Abraham Grace Merritt, with articles in 21 languages. James F. Scott and Barney Schultz follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Over 58 years of births, the list goes from Abraham Grace Merritt (1884) to James F. Scott (1942).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Abraham Grace Merritt
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Abraham Grace Merritt
Youngest
1942
James F. Scott
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Beverly
Abraham Grace Merritt, James F. Scott and Barney Schultz are written about in 21, 5 and 4 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Beverly’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beverly is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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Another 2, 2 of them athletes.
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The best known from each town bordering Beverly.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beverly 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 (6)
- Abraham Grace Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Schultz: St. Louis Cardinals / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Calderone: Johnston Cookies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Gunderson: Anders H Foto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Bunge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Tirpak: Author - Michael Chrupcala, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons