#1Business
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
1812–1895American businessman and watchmaker
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Famous people · Freeport
5 famous people were born in Freeport
The best known is the American businessman and watchmaker Aaron Lufkin Dennison, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Marianne Brenton and Cyrus Augustus Bartol. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
Gideon Lane Soule
Youngest
1933
Marianne Brenton
Most common field
Faith
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Freeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Freeport’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
FaithBusinessPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Freeport
Ranked by languages covered: Aaron Lufkin Dennison with 6, then Marianne Brenton with 4 and Cyrus Augustus Bartol with 3.
#1#2Politics & Law
Marianne Brenton
1933–2013Politician in Massachusetts, US
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#3Known for
What Freeport is known for
2 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
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 Freeport
2 more, from 1796 to 1850.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Freeport home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Freeport, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Brunswick, at 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeport 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 (9)
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison: Henry Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Brenton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Augustus Bartol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Pratt Carr: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gideon Lane Soule: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Benoit Samuelson: Goyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons