#1Famous people · Cape Elizabeth
Of the 8 famous people born in Cape Elizabeth, none is better known than John Ford
John Ford, the American film director, has articles in 89 languages. 3 of them were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 291 towns in Maine with famous people list more. Over 148 years of births, the list goes from Clara L. Brown Dyer (1849) to Role Model (1997).
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
John Ford
in 89 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Clara L. Brown Dyer
Youngest
1997
Role Model
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Cape Elizabeth’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cape Elizabeth
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Cape Elizabeth’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cape Elizabeth is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cape Elizabeth
A further 5 follow, born between 1849 and 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Cape Elizabeth home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Michael Murphy the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Portland’s, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cape Elizabeth 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 (7)
- John Ford: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Benoit Samuelson: Goyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Egan: Wikijunkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Role Model: Heynmynameisemily, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara L. Brown Dyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliot Cutler: BMRR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus King: AgnosticPreachersKid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons