#1Writing & Arts
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
1805–1877American historian, pastor, and author
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Famous people · Brunswick
30 famous people were born in Brunswick, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Best known of all is John Stevens Cabot Abbott, written about in 17 languages. Alpheus Spring Packard is second and John Rankin Rogers third. 14 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Robert P. Dunlap’s, in 1794, and the last Matthea Daughtry’s, in 1987.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Robert P. Dunlap
Youngest
1987
Matthea Daughtry
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Brunswick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brunswick is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Brunswick’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 5 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brunswick
Ranked by languages covered: John Stevens Cabot Abbott with 17, then Alpheus Spring Packard with 13 and John Rankin Rogers with 10.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Alpheus Spring Packard
1839–1905American entomologist, palaeontologist
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
John Rankin Rogers
1838–1901American politician, born 1838
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brunswick
27 more, from 1794 to 1987.
Martin Brewer Anderson
1815–1890American educator and first president of the University of Rochester
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A chosen home
Also called Brunswick home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Brunswick, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Bath’s, with 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brunswick 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 (25)
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpheus Spring Packard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rankin Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. Dunlap: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Walters: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Palmer Putnam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Ketter: Oolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur A. Small: Arthur A. Small, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Montgomery: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Carroll Everett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Cillo: Ary29, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edwin Lord: David Francis Barry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. A. Dunlap: G. E. Eebber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Hacker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Dumont: US NAVY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natasha C. Merle: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stump Merrill: M. Alan Loveless, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sybil Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alfred Packard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus King: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Sewall: Bryan-Sewall.jpg: Amos Currier derivative work: Jospe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison: Henry Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons