#1Politics & Law
James Sullivan
1744–1808Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and governor
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Famous people · Berwick
5 famous people come from Berwick, James Sullivan the best known
James Sullivan is the best known, with articles in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Nathan Lord and Alphonso M. Lunt. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.1, close to the 6 of the typical Maine town.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James Sullivan
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1744
James Sullivan
Youngest
1953
Rusty Jones
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Berwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Berwick’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Berwick
The three are covered in 12, 4 and 1 languages: James Sullivan, Nathan Lord and Alphonso M. Lunt.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Nathan Lord
1792–1870American academic administrator
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Alphonso M. Lunt
1837–1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Berwick is known for
Share of Berwick’s famous people in each field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in South Berwick: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berwick 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 (9)
- James Sullivan: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Lord: Joseph Greenleaf Cole, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonso M. Lunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Orne Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Littlefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sullivan: A. Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ichabod Goodwin: Signed by E. Billings. Most likely Edwin Tryon Billings (1824–1893), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Hill: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons