#1Famous people · Buckfield
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Buckfield
Most widely known is Albion Woodbury Small, the American sociologist, with articles in 17 languages. 8 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Over 70 years of births, the list goes from Seba Smith (1792) to Hermon Carey Bumpus (1862). Only 36 of the 286 towns in Maine with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Albion Woodbury Small
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Seba Smith
Youngest
1862
Hermon Carey Bumpus
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Buckfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Buckfield’s famous people were born
The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawMilitaryNotableWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Buckfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Buckfield
Languages with an article: 17 for Albion Woodbury Small, 15 for John Davis Long, 6 for Seba Smith.
#1
#2Politics & Law
John Davis Long
1838–1915Massachusetts governor and Congressman; Secretary of the Navy
15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Buckfield
The other 6 span the years 1795 to 1862.
Hermon Carey Bumpus
1862–1943American biologist and academic administrator
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckfield 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 (10)
- Albion Woodbury Small: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Long: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seba Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil D. Parris: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Phelps: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannibal Hamlin: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Hale: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion Parris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel F. Hersey: W.H. & O.H. Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons