Famous people · Boston
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Boston
The nearest, Edward K. Snead, was born in Pungoteague, 2 mi away. Ralph Northam is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Boston as their birthplace yet. 270 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ralph Northam
Best known
Ralph Northam
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boston
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Northam
born 1959Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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.
Photo credits (8)
- Ralph Northam: Craig from Richmond, Virginia`, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Stengle: Digital Metro New York collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Webb: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: Flickr, personal website, Twitter, Instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Page Elmore: 1msulax at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Wise: Blaze Media Writer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons