#1Science & Medicine
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
1868–1924American industrial engineer
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Famous people · Fairfield
Most of the 9 famous people born in Fairfield came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Frank Bunker Gilbreth, the American industrial engineer, is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. The union United States Army general Seldon Connor ranks second, ahead of Charles A. Coffin. The earliest on the list is Seldon Connor, born in 1839, and the youngest Otis Lawry, born in 1893. Per head, the list is long: 13.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Seldon Connor
Youngest
1893
Otis Lawry
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Fairfield
By how many languages cover them, Frank Bunker Gilbreth comes first (35), then Seldon Connor (8) and Charles A. Coffin (6).
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#3Through the years
When Fairfield’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fairfield is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Fairfield
The other 6 span the years 1856 to 1893.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Fairfield home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Fairfield, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, Skowhegan has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (12)
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seldon Connor: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Coffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling Fessenden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angier Louis Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Rollinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Lawry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Good: Redfaced1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Chase Smith: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Sophia Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Hinds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Stevens: CJ Stevens, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons