#1Film, TV & Stage
Beulah Marie Dix
1876–1970American screenwriter, children's book author
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Famous people · Kingston
Kingston’s famous people span 229 years: 8 births from 1773 to 2002
With articles in 9 languages, Beulah Marie Dix is the most widely known. Close behind are John Holmes and Marshall Strickland. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Beulah Marie Dix, dates from 1876.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Beulah Marie Dix
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
John Holmes
Youngest
2002
Skylar Irving
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Kingston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kingston’s famous people were born
The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kingston
By how many languages cover them, Beulah Marie Dix comes first (9), then John Holmes (9) and Marshall Strickland (4).
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#2Politics & Law
John Holmes
1773–1843American politician, U.S. Senator from Maine
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Known for
What Kingston is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Kingston
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Kingston home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Chris Cooper the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Plymouth counts 40 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kingston 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 (12)
- Beulah Marie Dix: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Holmes: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skylar Irving: Rh723, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Ripley Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Stetson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Murphy: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Baker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Howard Winsor Fairfield Cushing: b. 1868 Wallace St. John, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Leone Cooper: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Farrell: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peleg Wadsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Sampson: Engraving by George Graham. From a drawing by William Beastall, which was based on a painting by Joseph Stone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons