#1Famous people · Dixfield
4 famous people call Dixfield their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Sebastian Streeter Marble, with articles in 8 languages. Virgil Williams is second and Mace Greenleaf third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Sebastian Streeter Marble, born in 1817, the newest to Mary Nyburg, born in 1918. No town in Maine lists more than Waterville, with 47.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Sebastian Streeter Marble
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Sebastian Streeter Marble
Youngest
1918
Mary Nyburg
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Dixfield
Sebastian Streeter Marble has articles in 8 languages, Virgil Williams in 5 and Mace Greenleaf in 3.
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#2Writing & Arts
Virgil Williams
1830–1886American painter and art administrator
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Dixfield’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dixfield is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Nearby, Canton has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dixfield 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 (6)
- Sebastian Streeter Marble: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Williams: Charles Joseph Carlson (1860-1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mace Greenleaf: Frank A. Munsey Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert L. Osgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Fordyce Barker: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Walton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons