#1Writing & Arts
Ellen G. White
1827–1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Famous people · Gorham
15 famous people were born in Gorham, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Best known of all is Ellen G. White, written about in 55 languages. The largest group, 11, was born in the early republic. Births span 1776 to 1905, from Stephen Longfellow to Orland Smith. Only 16 of the 285 towns in Maine with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Ellen G. White
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Stephen Longfellow
Youngest
1905
Orland Smith
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Gorham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Gorham is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Gorham’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1820s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineSportsMilitaryBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gorham
First, Ellen G. White (55 languages), then Edwin Hall (33) and Frederick Robie (8).
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Everyone else born in Gorham
A further 12 follow, born between 1776 and 1905.
Ella M. S. Marble
1850–1929American journalist, educator, activist, physician.
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The most names next door are in Westbrook: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gorham 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 (13)
- Ellen G. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Robie: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Wilson: 内田 九一, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Phinney Baxter: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella M. S. Marble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Davis Jameson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Longfellow: Dominique C. Fabronius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty 2 Hotty: Robert Bejil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus King: AgnosticPreachersKid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alanson M. Kimball: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albion Andrew: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon M. Hamlin: Simon Moulton Hamlin (1866-1939)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons