#1Famous people · Westfield
Westfield is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Carroll S. Page the best known. Second and third on the list are Helen Maria Winslow and Phebe Estelle Spalding. The list runs from Carroll S. Page, born in 1843, to Phebe Estelle Spalding, born in 1859. Burlington has the most of any town in Vermont: 55.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carroll S. Page
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Carroll S. Page
Youngest
1859
Phebe Estelle Spalding
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Westfield
Languages with an article: 10 for Carroll S. Page, 7 for Helen Maria Winslow, 2 for Phebe Estelle Spalding.
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#2Writing & Arts
Helen Maria Winslow
1851–1938American novelist, poet, feminist editor, publisher, journalist
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PS#3
Writing & Arts
Phebe Estelle Spalding
1859–1937American writer and educator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Westfield’s famous people were born
The 1850s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westfield is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lowell counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westfield 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)
- Carroll S. Page: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Maria Winslow: Helen Maria Winslow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Boynton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Ripley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons