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Famous people · North Boston

Born near North Boston: 13 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is E. Howard Hunt, from Hamburg, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Hamburg holds 19, E. Howard Hunt first. The list for North Boston is empty for now. The best known of them is Willis Carrier, with articles in 42 languages.

#1 best knownWillis CarrierScience & Medicine · 1876–1950
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Willis Carrier
Best known
Willis Carrier
in 42 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about North Boston’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near North Boston

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLackawanna · 3Angola · 3West Seneca · 2Wales · 1North Boston
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The best known from each town bordering North Boston.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Boston 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.

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