#1Famous people · Bath
20 famous people from Bath, many of them soldiers and sailors
The best known is the American politician Arthur Sewall, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Edward Page Mitchell and Charles Frederick Hughes. 10 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Born in 1774, Samuel Davis is the first name on record, and Glenn Cummings, born in 1961, the most recent.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Arthur Sewall
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1774
Samuel Davis
Youngest
1961
Glenn Cummings
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bath’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bath is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bath’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 6 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bath
Ranked by languages covered: Arthur Sewall with 11, then Edward Page Mitchell with 10 and Charles Frederick Hughes with 8.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Edward Page Mitchell
1852–1927American newspaper editor and writer
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bath
A further 17 follow, born between 1774 and 1961.
William Smith
born 1838Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars
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A chosen home
Also called Bath home
Born elsewhere, Benjamin Ames lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Brunswick lists the most people: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bath 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)
- Arthur Sewall: Bryan-Sewall.jpg: Amos Currier derivative work: Jospe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Page Mitchell: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Hughes: Uncredited image on TIME magazine cover. Cropped by self., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Soule: Denver Public Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Sewall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice May Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis B. Stockbridge: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gannett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Phips: Thomas Child, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons