#1Famous people · New Gloucester
Of the 7 famous people born in New Gloucester, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Sara Plummer Lemmon, the American botanist, with articles in 11 languages. In the early republic, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Hannah Anderson Ropes in 1809 to Guy H. Sturgis in 1877, the births cover 68 years. Per head, the list is long: 12.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Sara Plummer Lemmon
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Hannah Anderson Ropes
Youngest
1877
Guy H. Sturgis
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about New Gloucester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Gloucester’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Gloucester is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 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 New Gloucester
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2
#3Politics & Law
Peleg Chandler
1816–1889American lawyer, legal news reporter and editor
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Everyone else born in New Gloucester
Another 4, 2 of them leaders.
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Of the towns nearby, Auburn lists the most people: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Gloucester 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 (12)
- Sara Plummer Lemmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Fessenden: Samuel Clement Fessenden, author. Wm. P. Tomlinson (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peleg Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy H. Sturgis: Freeman, Frederic William, 1880- [from old catalog], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Anderson Ropes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Haskell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Francis Hayes: Gideon Albert Burgess, John T. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Drew Merrill: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. N. Andrews: Crispell Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Mayall: Christopher Columbus Andrews, editor. D. Mason & Co. (Syracuse, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jordan: Seattle Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons