Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts ranks 2,738th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Setúbal, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Bergen op Zoom. Memorable people born in Medford, Massachusetts include Mary Carew, Paul Theroux, and Julianne Nicholson. Memorable people who died in Medford, Massachusetts include Claude Shannon, Clifford Shull, and Art Ross. Medford, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes and the death place of many mathematicians, and physicists. Medford, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Medford is a city 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus on both sides of the Medford and Somerville border. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1802 and 1991, Medford, Massachusetts was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Mary Carew, Paul Theroux, and Julianne Nicholson. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Medford, Massachusetts including Claude Shannon, Clifford Shull, and Art Ross.
People Born in Medford, Massachusetts
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Mary Carew
ATHLETE
1913 - 2002
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 1
Paul Theroux
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 2
Julianne Nicholson
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 3
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 4
Maria Menounos
PRESENTER
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 5
Bia
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.02
Rank: 6
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Claude Shannon
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 1
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2
Art Ross
HOCKEY PLAYER
1885 - 1964
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Medford, Massachusetts were writers (2), athletes (1), actors (1), presenters (1), and singers (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1), physicists (1), and hockey players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Medford, Massachusetts, including Paul Theroux. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Medford, Massachusetts, including Paul Theroux, and Lydia Maria Child.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Medford, Massachusetts since 1700.
