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Famous people · Harrison
From 1816 to 2004, Harrison was the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician George W. Lakin, covered in 2 languages. Melville E. Ingalls is second and Edward H. Hill third. The list comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 6 in the typical town in Maine. No town in Maine lists more than Waterville, with 47.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George W. Lakin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
George W. Lakin
Youngest
2004
Trevor Ward
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Harrison
Ranked by languages covered: George W. Lakin with 2, then Melville E. Ingalls with 2 and Edward H. Hill with 1.
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Through the years
When Harrison’s famous people were born
3 were born in the early republic, and the 1840s alone saw 2.
Politics & LawBusinessScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Harrison is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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 Harrison
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Bridgton’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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)
- Melville E. Ingalls: The Railway Age Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Cleaves: Henry B. Cleaves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Irving Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Tryon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons