#1Famous people · Monson
4 famous people were born in Monson
Most widely known is Mary Louise Graffam, the Christian missionary, with articles in 8 languages. Benjamin H. Williams is second and Levi William Humphrey third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Mary Louise Graffam, born in 1871, the newest to Levi William Humphrey, born in 1881. 289 towns in Maine have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Mary Louise Graffam
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Mary Louise Graffam
Youngest
1881
Levi William Humphrey
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Monson
Ranked by languages covered: Mary Louise Graffam with 8, then Benjamin H. Williams with 3 and Levi William Humphrey with 3.
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Notable
Benjamin H. Williams
1877–1964American leader of the Industrial Workers of the World
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Monson’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 3 births.
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What Monson is known for
Ministers and preachers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Around it, Shirley has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monson 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 (4)
- Mary Louise Graffam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi William Humphrey: Neil William Humphrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Wilson Nye: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Pearl Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons