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Film, TV & Stage
Patrick Dempsey
born 1966American actor and racecar driver
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Famous people · Lewiston
Writers and artists stand out among the 41 famous people born in Lewiston
At the top of the list is the American actor and racecar driver Patrick Dempsey, covered in 62 languages. Second and third on the list are Paul LePage and Marsden Hartley. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 23 in all. 6 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Patrick Dempsey
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Ebenezer Herrick
Youngest
1990
Kasey Boucher
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
What stands out about Lewiston’s famous people
A town of writers and artistsWriters and artists make up 10 of the 41, 2.4 times the usual share.Known worldwidePatrick Dempsey has a Wikipedia article in 62 languages.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 14, the most recent in 1990.41 notable peopleMore than most towns: 41 notable people were born in Lewiston.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lewiston is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.4 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 Lewiston
Ranked by languages covered: Patrick Dempsey with 62, then Paul LePage with 27 and Marsden Hartley with 26.
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Through the years
When Lewiston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lewiston
Another 38, the earliest born in 1785.
ED Berman
born 1941American-born British community educator, social activist and dramtist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewiston 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 (13)
- Paul LePage: Jason Savage, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence White: Fotoburo de Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvon Chouinard: Portlandjim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Golden: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert LeGendre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Payne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Frye: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace H. White: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Drew Merrill: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Moore: AuroraHcky, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Simmons: Benjamin Orange Flower, Charles Zueblin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron S. Daggett: Daggett died pre-1920, and this picture was published during his lifetime, and therefore in the public domain. I release it., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons