#1Famous people · Orleans
3 famous people were born in Orleans
Articles in 7 languages make the American engineer A. B. Rogers the best known. George Cleaveland Higgins and Burton Crosby Hallowell follow. The oldest name on the list belongs to A. B. Rogers, born in 1829, the newest to Burton Crosby Hallowell, born in 1915. The list comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Massachusetts, at 4.5.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
A. B. Rogers
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
A. B. Rogers
Youngest
1915
Burton Crosby Hallowell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Orleans
The three are covered in 7, 4 and 1 languages: A. B. Rogers, George Cleaveland Higgins and Burton Crosby Hallowell.
#1
#2Politics & Law
George Cleaveland Higgins
1845–1933American politician, Massachusetts
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BH#3
Science & Medicine
Burton Crosby Hallowell
1915–2007American academic administrator
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Orleans is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Also called Orleans home
One more notable person made the town home: Shirley Gomes.
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Nearby, Chatham has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orleans 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 (6)
- A. B. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cleaveland Higgins: Notman Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Gomes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Eldredge: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Lincoln: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Mitchell: White Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons