#1Famous people · Gray
3 famous people call Gray their birthplace
Most widely known is Samuel Mayall, the American politician, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Cuke Barrows and Royal T. Frank. Over the border in North Yarmouth, 8 names are on record, led by Elizabeth Oakes Smith. Births span 1816 to 1883, from Samuel Mayall to Cuke Barrows.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Samuel Mayall
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Samuel Mayall
Youngest
1883
Cuke Barrows
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Gray
Samuel Mayall, Cuke Barrows and Royal T. Frank are written about in 3, 2 and 2 languages.
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What Gray is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Nearby, North Yarmouth has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gray 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 (7)
- Samuel Mayall: Christopher Columbus Andrews, editor. D. Mason & Co. (Syracuse, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal T. Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Oakes Smith: John Wesley Paradise, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Plummer Lemmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albion Andrew: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jordan: Seattle Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons