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Famous people · Somerville
10 famous people from Somerville, many of them leaders
Elizabeth Bolden, the American supercentenarian, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Carlos Clark and Homesick James. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Bolden
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Paul M. Cobbs
Youngest
1977
Barrett Rich
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Somerville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Somerville is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Somerville
Three names lead: Elizabeth Bolden (24 languages), Carlos Clark (10) and Homesick James (9).
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#3Through the years
When Somerville’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Everyone else born in Somerville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Somerville 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 (4)
- Carlos Clark: City of Boston Archives from West Roxbury, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homesick James: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingram Stainback: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester R. Allen: SSgt. J. Shkymba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons