
Born near Hopkinton: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank B. Kellogg, was born in Potsdam, 18 mi away. Stockholm, which borders it, has 4 on its list, the best known Calvin T. Hulburd. Across New York, 1,292 towns list someone born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hopkinton.
What stands out about Hopkinton’s famous people
Famous people born near Hopkinton
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Follett Johnson
1843–1909Union Army officer during the American Civil War


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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Stockholm: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopkinton 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 (9)
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Burke: Wikijunkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Conroy: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Nelson Pray: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Snell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

