Famous people · Duxbury
Born near Duxbury: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Damon Wayans Jr., was born in Huntington, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Waterbury has the longest list: 9, with William P. Dillingham at the top. The list for Duxbury is empty for now. The best known of them is Patrick Leahy, with articles in 44 languages.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Patrick Leahy
Best known
Patrick Leahy
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Duxbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Duxbury
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George F. Edmunds
1828–1919Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont
Cyrus Pringle
1838–1911U.S. botanist, writer, tax resister and quaker
Kerstin Anderson
born 1994American stage actress and singer
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The best known from each town bordering Duxbury.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duxbury 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 (23)
- Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senate Photographic Services; Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Wayans Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dewey: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Potter: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mower Rice: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Wood: Brianwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Waterman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Pringle: Cyrus Pringle (1838-1911), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Edmunds: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mellen Thurston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Dutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew H. Carpenter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Dillingham: William Paul Dillingham (1843-1923) in 1904.tif, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Pelkey: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Yale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Rice: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elle Anderson: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Whitman Hendee: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerstin Anderson: Tbardenvt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ossian Ray: From the January 1888 edition of "The Granite State Monthly", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willard: Charles Tuttle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons