#1Science & Medicine
John Glenn
1921–2016American astronaut and politician
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Famous people · Cambridge
Of the 18 famous people born in Cambridge, none is better known than John Glenn
The American astronaut and politician John Glenn is written about in 83 languages. Chris Finch, the American basketball player-coach, comes second, with Frank Hatton third. Between 1920 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 17.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
John Glenn
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Joseph W. White
Youngest
1978
Dustin Ford
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Cambridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cambridge
First, John Glenn (83 languages), then Chris Finch (17) and Frank Hatton (10).
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When Cambridge’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cambridge is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 8.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cambridge
15 more names, born between 1822 and 1978.
Lisa Howard
1926–1965American actress and network television news reporter/anchor (1930-65)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cambridge 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 (14)
- John Glenn: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Finch: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hatton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison T. Smith: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Eyen: User:Eeyen -- Eric Eyen, Nephew of the subject., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. White: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dom Capers: Gabriel Cervantes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Kenworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dzvinia Orlowsky: Center for the Study of Europe Boston University from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geno Ford: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas L. Ambro: USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Oxley Thompson: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Ford: MrJacon000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons