#1Famous people · Ellsworth
Leaders stand out among the 17 famous people born in Ellsworth
Articles in 17 languages make the American mixed martial artist Tim Sylvia the best known. Behind the leader come John Hay Whitney and Frank M. Warren, Sr.. 7 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 6 in the typical town in Maine.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Tim Sylvia
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Mary Agnes Tincker
Youngest
1976
Tim Sylvia
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Ellsworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ellsworth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.7 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 Ellsworth
First, Tim Sylvia (17 languages), then John Hay Whitney (11) and Frank M. Warren, Sr. (7).
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#2Politics & Law
John Hay Whitney
1904–1982American diplomat, publisher, aviator
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#3Through the years
When Ellsworth’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1840s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & MedicineMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ellsworth
Another 14, the earliest born in 1831.
Bryant Moore
1894–1951U.S. Army officer, commander of the 8th Infantry Division during and after WWII, and the IX Corps in the Korean War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellsworth 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 (16)
- Tim Sylvia: Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hay Whitney: Time, Inc.; International Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Warren, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Peters: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Fullerton: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank A. Moore: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Scott: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Crosby Emery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Johnstone: Chris Darling from Portland, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cordelia Stanwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John De Laittre: H. B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gerry: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fulton J. Redman: E. E. Howard Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blunt: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Pearl Gilmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons