#1Famous people · Worcester
Worcester’s famous people span 111 years: 4 births from 1828 to 1939
The best known is the American politician Lionel Allen Sheldon, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Jan Boxill and Dick Wright. The list’s best known name, Lionel Allen Sheldon, dates from 1828. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lionel Allen Sheldon
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Lionel Allen Sheldon
Youngest
1939
Jan Boxill
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Worcester
Lionel Allen Sheldon, Jan Boxill and Dick Wright are written about in 7, 5 and 3 languages.
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#2Science & Medicine
Jan Boxill
born 1939Academic, philosopher, women's rights activist
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DW#3
Through the years
When Worcester’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1820s come out on top, with 1 births.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Worcester is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Worcester
1 more, best known first.
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5 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Worcester 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)
- Lionel Allen Sheldon: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Boxill: IHR on vimeo, which is the "Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) at UC Santa Cruz"., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Gage Day: Irving Allison Watson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Waterman: Original photographer unknown, digitized by Google Books in freely available book. Cropped, contrast enhanced and small background repair by Froggerlaura., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Van Alstyne: Cuyler Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark W. Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons