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Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Westbrook
2 famous people were born in Westbrook
At the top of the list is the American politician Nehemiah Bushnell, covered in 3 languages. The other is Everett Bacon, the American football player. Of the bordering towns, Clinton has the longest list: 8, with Zanagee Artis at the top. From Nehemiah Bushnell in 1813 to Everett Bacon in 1890, the births cover 77 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Nehemiah Bushnell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Nehemiah Bushnell
Youngest
1890
Everett Bacon
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Westbrook
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Known for
What Westbrook is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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A chosen home
Also called Westbrook home
Born elsewhere, Art Carney lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Clinton counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westbrook 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)
- Art Carney: News service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Kostek: Thijs Stoop, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Sablone: US Department of Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Mol: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons