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Famous people · Dover-Foxcroft
Of the 10 famous people born in Dover-Foxcroft, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Corey Beaulieu, the American guitarist, with articles in 21 languages. The next two names are Dave Schwep and Henry Otis Pratt. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 22.2 on the list, well above the typical Maine town’s 6.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Corey Beaulieu
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Stephen Decatur Carpenter
Youngest
1983
Corey Beaulieu
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Dover-Foxcroft’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dover-Foxcroft is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 Dover-Foxcroft
Counted by languages, Corey Beaulieu is ahead of Dave Schwep and Henry Otis Pratt: 21, 4 and 4.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Dave Schwep
born 1977American cinematographer, director and producer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Dover-Foxcroft’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Dover-Foxcroft
Of the other 7, 3 are leaders.
Ninetta May Runnals
1885–1980American academic and college administrator
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Sangerville lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover-Foxcroft 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 (5)
- Dave Schwep: Max808, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Otis Pratt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian M. N. Stevens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Stevens Maxim: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mallett: Rabbi Bob, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons