#1Politics & Law
Louis Auchincloss
1917–2010American lawyer, novelist and historian
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Famous people · Lawrence
Lawrence counts 7 famous people, first among them Louis Auchincloss
Louis Auchincloss is the best known, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Gladys Shelley and Chris Collier. 6 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. From J. Stewart Baker in 1893 to Chris Collier in 2000, the births cover 107 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Louis Auchincloss
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
J. Stewart Baker
Youngest
2000
Chris Collier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Lawrence
Louis Auchincloss has articles in 11 languages, Gladys Shelley in 4 and Chris Collier in 2.
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Through the years
When Lawrence’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Another 4, the earliest born in 1893.
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Also called Lawrence home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Benjamin Brafman.
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6 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrence 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)
- Louis Auchincloss: White House photo by Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn B. Man: Gustave Lorey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Brafman: Lemoine11928, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Milk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jax: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons