Hope has yet to put a famous person on the list
Across the town line, Union lists 4, Christine Savage first. Waterville has the most of any town in Maine: 47. After Waterville, the next longest list in Maine is Bangor’s, with 41. Famous people are on record for 286 of the towns in Maine.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hope), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hope has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Hope
Close by, the fullest list is Union’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hope 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 (2)
- Eli Pariser: Kris Krug, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Conway: William Waud, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons