#1Politics & Law
Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress
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Famous people · Houlton
14 famous people were born in Houlton, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith, covered in 57 languages. Marcus Davis and Alton Kelley follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1837 to 1973, from Henry Clay Merriam to Marcus Davis.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Samantha Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Henry Clay Merriam
Youngest
1973
Marcus Davis
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Houlton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Houlton is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.8 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 Houlton
Samantha Smith leads with articles in 57 languages, ahead of Marcus Davis (9) and Alton Kelley (7).
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Through the years
When Houlton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
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Everyone else born in Houlton
Another 11, 2 of them writers and artists.
Jean E. Howard
born 1948American specialist in literature, university teacher and writer
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Ethel H. Bailey
1896–1985American mechanical engineer who began her working life in aviation and went on to develop radar and spectroscopic equipment
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Also called Houlton home
Born elsewhere, Michael E. Carpenter lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Houlton 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)
- Samantha Smith: Pat Wellenbach., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Davis: DenkMit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kalmus: Exhibitors Herald World, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Tupper Wilkes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cotesworth Beaman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay Merriam: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Greenlief Hersey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons