#1Famous people · Boston
3 famous people call Boston their birthplace
Most widely known is Ellen Beach Yaw, the American coloratura soprano, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Eugene Cary and A. Chapin Whiting. Next door, the list for Hamburg holds 19, E. Howard Hunt first. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.8, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ellen Beach Yaw
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
A. Chapin Whiting
Youngest
1869
Ellen Beach Yaw
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Boston
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Boston is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Hamburg, with 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boston 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)
- Ellen Beach Yaw: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Chapin Whiting: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Howard Hunt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Iafallo: Nathaniel A, Oliver, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Holmes: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Almira Southworth: Image held by Arizona Historical Society. Archives of the Desert Laboratory., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons