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Famous people · Boothbay Harbor

4 famous people were born in Boothbay Harbor

Most widely known is Stanley R. Tupper, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Nancy Hemenway Barton and Arthur Bradford follow. The list runs from Nancy Hemenway Barton, born in 1920, to Arthur Bradford, born in 1969. The longest list of any town in Maine belongs to Waterville, with 47.

#1 best knownStanley R. TupperPolitics & Law · 1921–2006
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Stanley R. Tupper
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Nancy Hemenway Barton
Youngest
1969
Arthur Bradford
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Boothbay Harbor

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

Stanley R. Tupper#1
Politics & Law

Stanley R. Tupper

1921–2006

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
NB#2
Writing & Arts

Nancy Hemenway Barton

1920–2008

American artist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AB#3
Writing & Arts

Arthur Bradford

born 1969

American writer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Boothbay Harbor’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Stanley R. Tupper
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Boothbay Harbor is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Boothbay Harbor

1 more, best known first.

HS

Holly Stover

born 1960

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Boothbay has the longest list next door: 3.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boothbay Harbor 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.

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