The 8 famous people born in Medford, led by Jeane Dixon
Jeane Dixon, the American astrologer and psychic, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Born in 1904, Jeane Dixon is the first name on record, and Ethan Hemer, born in 1991, the most recent. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
What stands out about Medford’s famous people
When Medford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Medford
Jeane Dixon has articles in 19 languages, Jack Perkins in 10 and Erny Pinckert in 4.
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Share of Medford’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Medford
5 more, from 1968 to 1991.



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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Medford.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medford 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)
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Rhyner: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy A. Guden: Army TRADOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl M. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

