#1Science & Medicine
Samuel Merritt
1822–1890Doctor and mayor of Oakland, California
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Famous people · Harpswell
One famous person was born in Harpswell
Samuel Merritt was born in 1822. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Of the towns next door, Brunswick lists the most: 30, with John Stevens Cabot Abbott first.
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Samuel Merritt
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1822
Samuel Merritt
Most common field
Science & Medicine
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Born in Harpswell
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Born elsewhere, Chris Elliott lived here.
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The longest list nearby is Brunswick’s, with 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harpswell 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 (4)
- Samuel Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Elliott: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison: Henry Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons