#1Military
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
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Famous people · Brewer
12 famous people come from Brewer, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain the best known
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is the best known, with articles in 28 languages. The American folklorist Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm ranks second, ahead of Roscoe G. Dickinson. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Over 117 years of births, the list goes from Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828) to Joe Ferris (1945).
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Youngest
1945
Joe Ferris
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Brewer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brewer’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brewer
Ranked by languages covered: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain with 28, then Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm with 9 and Roscoe G. Dickinson with 8.
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#2Writing & Arts
Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm
1865–1946American folklorist
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Known for
What Brewer is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 7 times.
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The other 9 span the years 1835 to 1945.
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Nearby, Bangor has the most on record, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewer 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)
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fletcher Dole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver C. Farrington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Quinby: E. J. Ottaway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cohen: SCOTT DAVIS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Mudge: [2] [3], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons