#1Politics & Law
Ellen Hamlin
1835–1925Wife of Vice-President of the U.S.
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Famous people · Minot
6 famous people were born in Minot
Ellen Hamlin is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Samuel G. Hilborn and Percival Bonney. More than half were born in the early republic, 6 in all. Born in 1809, Cyrus Sullivan Clark is the first name on record, and Percival Bonney, born in 1842, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Ellen Hamlin
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Cyrus Sullivan Clark
Youngest
1842
Percival Bonney
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Minot’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Minot’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Minot
Ellen Hamlin, Samuel G. Hilborn and Percival Bonney are written about in 8, 7 and 4 languages.
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#3Politics & Law
Percival Bonney
1842–1906American lawyer and Justice of the Maine Superior Court
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What Minot is known for
Minot has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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The other 3 span the years 1809 to 1826.
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Nearby, Auburn has the most on record, with 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minot 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)
- Ellen Hamlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel G. Hilborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percival Bonney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crosby Stuart Noyes: Men of Mark Publishing, Washington DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma B. Dunham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Sullivan Clark: Not known. Taken c. 1875., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Drew Merrill: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Millett: Al Chang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. N. Andrews: Crispell Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion Parris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons