#1Famous people · Scituate
Scituate’s famous people span 154 years: 6 births from 1718 to 1872
The best known is the American politician Elisha Mathewson, with articles in 9 languages. The list reaches back to Esek Hopkins, born in 1718, one of 3 born before independence. Before independence, 3 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Rhode Island has 3.4.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Elisha Mathewson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1718
Esek Hopkins
Youngest
1872
Gene Steere
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Scituate’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Scituate’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1820s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Scituate
The three best known are all leaders.
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What Scituate is known for
Scituate has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Scituate
3 more, from 1718 to 1872.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Scituate home
Born elsewhere, Robert Capron lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scituate 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 (9)
- Elisha Mathewson: Rhode Island Historical Society?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Burrill Angell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred H. Littlefield: Welcome Arnold Greene (1795-1871), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esek Hopkins: caricata su en.wiki dall'ut. user:ScottyBoy900Q, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Capron: Politics and Prose Bookstore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mazzulla: NBC Sports Boston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Anthony: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Page: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson W. Aldrich: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons