#1Writing & Arts
Joseph C. Lincoln
1870–1944American novelist, short story writer, poet
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Famous people · Brewster
3 famous people were born in Brewster
Joseph C. Lincoln is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American Register of Copyrights William Lincoln Brown, third to Thomas Nickerson. Over the border in Harwich, 4 names are on record, led by Joshua Gage. For its size the list is short: 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical Massachusetts town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Joseph C. Lincoln
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Thomas Nickerson
Youngest
1870
Joseph C. Lincoln
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Brewster
Counted by languages, Joseph C. Lincoln is ahead of William Lincoln Brown and Thomas Nickerson: 4, 3 and 1.
#1#2Notable
William Lincoln Brown
1862–1940American Register of Copyrights
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#3Known for
What Brewster is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewster 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 (5)
- Joseph C. Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lincoln Brown: U.S. Copyright Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Nickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Johnson: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons