#1Famous people · Bethel
11 famous people were born in Bethel, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician La Fayette Grover, covered in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Simon Dumont and Marshall Stedman. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 42 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
La Fayette Grover
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Timothy J. Carter
Youngest
1992
Troy Murphy
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Bethel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bethel is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 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 Bethel
La Fayette Grover leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Simon Dumont (12) and Marshall Stedman (7).
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When Bethel’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Rumford has the longest list next door: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethel 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)
- La Fayette Grover: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Dumont: Thousandfoot1338, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Stedman: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Murphy: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Joy Tibbetts: US Embassy Oslo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. Bean: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Muskie: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison Emery Verrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Otis Whitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons