#1Politics & Law
Janet T. Mills
born 1947American politician and 75th governor of Maine
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Famous people · Farmington
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Farmington
Best known of all is Janet T. Mills, written about in 27 languages. The next two names are Lillian Nordica and Dan Simoneau. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Kevin Eastler, born in 1977, is the youngest, and James B. Forsyth, born in 1809, the first on record.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Janet T. Mills
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
James B. Forsyth
Youngest
1977
Kevin Eastler
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Farmington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 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 Farmington
Janet T. Mills has articles in 27 languages, Lillian Nordica in 14 and Dan Simoneau in 6.
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Through the years
When Farmington’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Farmington
Of the other 12, 5 are leaders.
Edward Abbott
1841–1908American Congregationalist minister, Episcopalian priest, journalist, and author
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H. L. Fairbanks
1871–1909American baseball player, football player/coach, and lawyer
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A chosen home
Also called Farmington home
Born elsewhere, Mali Obomsawin lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Strong has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (14)
- Janet T. Mills: Rebecca Hammel/U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Nordica: August Weger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Eastler: Tim Hipps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Mills: MapChick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund B. Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Percy McIntyre: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mali Obomsawin: Tolepekinape, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Akers Allen: Artist unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Fordyce Barker: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Morrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Russell Emerson: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Dryden: Davis & Sanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons