#1Politics & Law
Graham Platner
born 1984American oyster farmer, harbormaster, and political candidate
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Famous people · Blue Hill
Graham Platner tops a list of 7 famous people born in Blue Hill
Best known of all is Graham Platner, written about in 13 languages. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Albert Clough, born in 1843, the newest to Emma Willmann, born in 1985. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Graham Platner
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
George Albert Clough
Youngest
1985
Emma Willmann
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Blue Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Blue Hill’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Blue Hill
The three are covered in 13, 10 and 4 languages: Graham Platner, Mary Ellen Chase and Bill McHenry.
#1MC#2
Writing & Arts
Mary Ellen Chase
1887–1973American educator, teacher, scholar, and author
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#3Known for
What Blue Hill is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 4.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Blue Hill
Here are 4 more, born from 1843 to 1985.
Brian D. Rogers
born 1950American academic administrator, businessman and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Hill 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 (7)
- Graham Platner: MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill McHenry: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Albert Clough: Massachusetts Biographical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian D. Rogers: RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ward Nichols: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Emery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren C. Philbrook: Maine State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons