#1Famous people · Calais
Writers and artists stand out among the 19 famous people born in Calais
Andrea Gibson, the American poet and activist, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The American author Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford ranks second, ahead of Roger Lyndon. 10 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 61.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Andrea Gibson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
James Shepherd Pike
Youngest
1983
Adam Goode
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
What stands out about Calais’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Calais is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 4.4 times the usual share.
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 Calais’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineNotableMusicSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Calais
Ranked by languages covered: Andrea Gibson with 12, then Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford with 9 and Roger Lyndon with 9.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
1835–1921American author
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RL#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Calais
16 more, best known first.
John Bruce Wallace
born 1949American composer, musician, painter, graphic artist and philosopher
MusicWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns nearby, Robbinston lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calais 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)
- Andrea Gibson: Andrea Gibson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford: Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Young Bergen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick A. Pike: William H. Barnes, author. George E. Perine (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bruce Wallace: Jblooking, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Pettygrove: Joseph Gaston, George H. Himes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Parker Wilder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Brackett: Sweet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio Nelson Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence Trimble: Motion Picture News, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons