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Famous people · Kennebunkport

Kennebunkport counts 4 famous people, first among them George Clement Perkins

Most widely known is George Clement Perkins, the governor of California, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are Ellen Noble and Dan Goodwin. Per head, the list is long: 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6. The biggest group are athletes: 2.

#1 best knownGeorge Clement PerkinsPolitics & Law · 1839–1923
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George Clement Perkins
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
George Clement Perkins
Youngest
1995
Ellen Noble
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Kennebunkport

George Clement Perkins has articles in 17 languages, Ellen Noble in 8 and Dan Goodwin in 5.

George Clement Perkins#1
Politics & Law

George Clement Perkins

1839–1923

Governor of California

17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ellen Noble#2
Sports

Ellen Noble

born 1995

American cyclist

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Dan Goodwin#3
Notable

Dan Goodwin

born 1955

American climber

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Kennebunkport’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 1.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Dan GoodwinEllen NobleGeorge Clement Perkins
SportsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Kennebunkport is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 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 Kennebunkport

1 more, best known first.

DM

Dick McCabe

born 1947

American stock car racing driver

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Famous people from the towns next door

Biddeford has the longest list next door: 32.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kennebunkport 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.

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