#1Faith
Joseph Cummings
1817–1890American clergyman and educator; president of Wesleyan University, later president of Northwestern University
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Famous people · Falmouth
From 1683 to 1951, Falmouth was the birthplace of 7 famous people
Best known of all is Joseph Cummings, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Daniel Ilsley and Mary Cunningham Agee. The list comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6. As early as 1683, Edward Tyng was born here, one of 2 born before independence.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Joseph Cummings
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1683
Edward Tyng
Youngest
1951
Mary Cunningham Agee
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Falmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Falmouth’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawBusinessFaithMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Falmouth
Joseph Cummings leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Daniel Ilsley (4) and Mary Cunningham Agee (4).
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Business
Mary Cunningham Agee
born 1951Business executive, author & philanthropist
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Known for
What Falmouth is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Falmouth
A further 4 follow, born between 1683 and 1894.
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Nearby, Portland has the most on record, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falmouth 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)
- Joseph Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Wilson: copy of a ca. 1920 photograph of Scott Wilson, Judge on the U.S. First Circuit., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Tyng: possibly by Joseph Blackburn (formerly attributed to John Smibert), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty 2 Hotty: Robert Bejil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albion Andrew: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons