Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield, Massachusetts ranks 8,339th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Henderson, North Carolina, Eastman, Georgia, and Smila. Memorable people born in Wakefield, Massachusetts include Carleton S. Coon, and Rachel Levine. Wakefield, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many anthropologists, and physicians. Wakefield, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area, incorporated in 1812 and located about 12.5 mi (20.1 km) north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1904 and 1957, Wakefield, Massachusetts was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Carleton S. Coon, and Rachel Levine.
People Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
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Carleton S. Coon
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1981
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 1
Rachel Levine
PHYSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wakefield, Massachusetts were anthropologists (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, physicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, including Rachel Levine. Whereas, throughout history, anthropologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wakefield, Massachusetts, including Carleton S. Coon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wakefield, Massachusetts since 1700.
