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2 famous people call Baldwin their birthplace
Josiah Pierce, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the major League Baseball player Ledell Titcomb. Born in 1792, Josiah Pierce is the first name on record, and Ledell Titcomb, born in 1866, the most recent. Next door, Standish lists 5, led by Simon M. Hamlin.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Josiah Pierce
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Josiah Pierce
Youngest
1866
Ledell Titcomb
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Baldwin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baldwin 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)
- Ledell Titcomb: MacIntire - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon M. Hamlin: Simon Moulton Hamlin (1866-1939)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Small: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunn: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons