#1Famous people · Braintree
3 famous people were born in Braintree
Most widely known is Jefferson P. Kidder, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Edwin Flint is second and Francis V. Randall third. Of the bordering towns, Randolph has the longest list: 16, with Zosia Mamet at the top. From Edwin Flint to Francis V. Randall, the births on the list run from 1814 to 1824.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jefferson P. Kidder
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Edwin Flint
Youngest
1824
Francis V. Randall
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Braintree
Two of the three are leaders.
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Francis V. Randall
1824–1885American military officer and politician
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Randolph leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Braintree 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 (7)
- Jefferson P. Kidder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis V. Randall: Ralph Orson Sturtevant, author. Thirteenth Vermont Regimental Association (Swanton, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zosia Mamet: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Morse: Washington Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham X. Parker: Phineas Camp Headley, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zed S. Stanton: William Arba Ellis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons