#1Politics & Law
George Stillman Hillard
1808–1879American lawyer, author, and politician
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Famous people · Machias
11 famous people from Machias, many of them leaders
George Stillman Hillard is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. Second place goes to the American politician from California Stephen Clark Foster, third to Stephen Clark Foster. 8 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 288 towns in Maine with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
George Stillman Hillard
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1777
Samuel Hill
Youngest
1971
Nate Dingle
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Machias’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Machias is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.
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Through the years
When Machias’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Machias
Counted by languages, George Stillman Hillard is ahead of Stephen Clark Foster and Stephen Clark Foster: 8, 8 and 6.
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#2Politics & Law
Stephen Clark Foster
1820–1898American politician from California
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Stephen Clark Foster
1799–1872American politician from Maine
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A chosen home
Also called Machias home
Born elsewhere, Albert Gallatin lived here.
Albert Gallatin
1761–1849Swiss and American politician, diplomat and scholar
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Close by, Marshfield counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Machias 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 (10)
- George Stillman Hillard: Massachusetts Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Clark Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Clark Foster: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Parker Spaulding: Constance Talmadge Film Company / First National, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Donworth: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. F. Albee: Artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Storey: The Morning Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Gallatin: The original uploader was Hephaestos at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lura Beam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roscoe Day: Syracuse University Portrait Collection, University Archives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons