#1Film, TV & Stage
John O'Hurley
born 1954American actor, comedian, and game show host
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Famous people · Kittery
John O'Hurley tops a list of 11 famous people born in Kittery
John O'Hurley is the best known, with articles in 25 languages. Close behind are William Whipple and Dennis C. Blair. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Fewer than a quarter of the 288 towns in Maine with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
John O'Hurley
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1730
William Whipple
Youngest
1966
Ronald F. Lewis
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Kittery’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kittery’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kittery
John O'Hurley leads with articles in 25 languages, ahead of William Whipple (16) and Dennis C. Blair (12).
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#2Politics & Law
William Whipple
1730–1785American politician and Founding Father
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#3Military
Dennis C. Blair
born 1947US Navy admiral and 3rd Director of National Intelligence
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What Kittery is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.3 times.
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Everyone else born in Kittery
8 more names, born between 1744 and 1966.
Ronald F. Lewis
born 1966US Army general, former assistant to the Secretary of Defense
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Walter E Fernald
1859–1924Born 1859, Kittery , Maine , U.S.—died November 26, 1924, Waverley, Massachusetts; [Walter Elmore Fernald]
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Richard H. Seward
1840–1899NotableWikipedia ↗
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Photo credits (9)
- John O'Hurley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Whipple: Walter Gilman Page, 1862 - 1934, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis C. Blair: Office of the Director of National Intelligence., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah O'Brien: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald F. Lewis: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie James Dio: Photobra|Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret E. Knight: Boston Sunday Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fremont Hill: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Randall: Image from: "Life and Influence of the Rev. Benjamin Randall: Founder of the Free Baptist Denomination" by Frederick Levi Wiley Published by American Baptist publication society, 1915, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons