#1Famous people · Biddeford
32 famous people from Biddeford, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Brian Dumoulin, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Joan Wasser and Linda Kasabian. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Joseph Willard in 1738 to Brian Dumoulin in 1991, the births cover 253 years.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Brian Dumoulin
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Joseph Willard
Youngest
1991
Brian Dumoulin
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
What stands out about Biddeford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Biddeford is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 3.7 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 Biddeford
Counted by languages, Brian Dumoulin is ahead of Joan Wasser and Linda Kasabian: 15, 15 and 13.
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Linda Kasabian
1949–2023American woman known for being a member of the Manson Family
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Through the years
When Biddeford’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsBusinessMusicScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Biddeford
Still to come: 29 more, from 1738 to 1977.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Biddeford.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Biddeford 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 (14)
- Brian Dumoulin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Wasser: Dirk Haun, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Curran: Federico Maria Giammusso, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grenville Mellen: Sarah Goodridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Quinby: Henry Harrison Metcalf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter E. Perkins: Biddeford High School (Life time: n/a), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zentatsu Richard Baker: Vijnapti, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Gove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Lausier: R. J. Lawton (Compiler), J. H. Burgess (Editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Laurent Caret: Lurbabes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Irving Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Brannan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clement Perkins: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons