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Famous people · Augusta
28 famous people were born in Augusta, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American actress and model Rachel Nichols, with articles in 43 languages. Behind the leader come Olympia Snowe and Melville Fuller. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Over 188 years of births, the list goes from William H. Ranlett (1806) to Derek Rivers (1994).
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Rachel Nichols
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
William H. Ranlett
Youngest
1994
Derek Rivers
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Augusta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Augusta is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Augusta
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2Politics & Law
Olympia Snowe
born 1947American politician; U.S. Senator for Maine
32 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Melville Fuller
1833–1910Chief justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Augusta’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Augusta
The other 25 span the years 1806 to 1994.
Myra Sadker
1943–1995Born:1943-03-05|died:1995|; Sadker, Myra, 1943-1995; Sadker, Myra Pollack
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A chosen home
Also called Augusta home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Augusta, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Augusta 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 (10)
- Olympia Snowe: Office of Senator Olympia Snowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melville Fuller: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Clukey: Kevin Pedraja from Seattle, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Cony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Potter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Williams: Stephen Marion Watson (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Goddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nehemiah Abbott: McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), Publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons