#1Writing & Arts
Jacob Abbott
1803–1879American writer of children's books
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Famous people · Hallowell
Of the 12 famous people born in Hallowell, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Jacob Abbott, the American writer of children's books, with articles in 19 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 12 in all. Only 25 of the 288 towns in Maine with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 46.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Jacob Abbott
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
Reuel Williams
Youngest
1853
Charlie Waitt
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hallowell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hallowell’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitarySportsFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hallowell is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 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 Hallowell
Three names lead: Jacob Abbott (19 languages), George Evans (11) and Reuel Williams (9).
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Everyone else born in Hallowell
The other 9 span the years 1786 to 1853.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hallowell home
Born elsewhere, Robert Benjamin Lewis lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Augusta has the most people on record, 28 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hallowell 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 (12)
- Jacob Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Evans: Artist signature unreadable in this copy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuel Williams: Maine State Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Huntington Nason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Belcher: From 1885's "A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine" by Francis Gould Butler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hamlin Hubbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gorham Dummer Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Vaughan Merrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Benjamin Lewis: Benjamin Franklin Nutting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Shepherd Nivison: White whirlwind, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons