#1Famous people · Monmouth
6 famous people were born in Monmouth
Most widely known is Samuel Thurston, the American pioneer, with articles in 6 languages. In the early republic, 6 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 14.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6. Fewer than a quarter of the 288 towns in Maine with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Samuel Thurston
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
James S. Norris
Youngest
1847
Charles Dorman Robinson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Monmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Monmouth’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Monmouth
Samuel Thurston has articles in 6 languages, Charles Dorman Robinson in 3 and Charles F. Kimball in 3.
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What Monmouth is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, 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.
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Everyone else born in Monmouth
3 more, 2 of them leaders.
Henry P. Torsey
1819–1892American Methodist Episcopal educator and politician
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The neighbour with the most names is Winthrop, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monmouth 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 (9)
- Samuel Thurston: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dorman Robinson: Studio of Isaiah West Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry P. Torsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Benson: Nehemiah Cleaveland (1796-1877), Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr. (1798-1884), authors. John Chester Buttre (1821-1893), engraver. James Ripley Osgood & Company (Boston, MA). publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Otis Howard: Mathew Brady (1823?–1896) or Levin C. Handy (1855?–1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frank Stevens: Originally uploaded by Mr Curly (Transferred by Orlodrim), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Brigham Bishop: John J. MacIntyre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry I. Emerson: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons