Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0One famous person was born in Bowdoin
Mike McHugh, the American ice hockey player, was born in 1965. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Of the towns next door, Topsham lists the most: 6, with Benjamin Randall first.
Born in Bowdoin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Topsham counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowdoin 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 (3)
- Greg Moore: AuroraHcky, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- De Alva S. Alexander: Buffalo Evening News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry I. Emerson: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


