#1Famous people · Eastport
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 15 famous people born in Eastport
Articles in 9 languages make the American ethnologist Otis Tufton Mason the best known. Napoleon J.T. Dana and Harry G. Hamlet follow. More than half were born in the early republic, 11 in all. From George Bruce Upton to Kevin Raye, the births on the list run from 1804 to 1961.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Otis Tufton Mason
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
George Bruce Upton
Youngest
1961
Kevin Raye
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Eastport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Eastport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 9.2 times.
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 Eastport’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 4.
Politics & LawMilitaryNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eastport
Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Military
Harry G. Hamlet
1874–1954Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eastport
Still to come: 12 more, from 1804 to 1961.
Ebenezer E. Mason
1829–1910NotableWikipedia ↗
Nathaniel Butler Jr.
1853–1927American educator (1853–1927); President of Colby College, Maine
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eastport 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 (11)
- Otis Tufton Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoleon J.T. Dana: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry G. Hamlet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hayden Pike: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bruce Upton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Ring Robinson: Bain News Service. Photographer unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Prince: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Grady: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward R. Bowman: C. Douglas SternerTransparency added and cropped by User:pd_THOR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Butler Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Moses: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons