#1Famous people · North Yarmouth
8 famous people were born in North Yarmouth, most of them in the early republic
Elizabeth Oakes Smith, the American poet, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The list comes to 18.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 6 in the typical town in Maine. Fewer than a quarter of the 291 towns in Maine with famous people list more. From Peter Chardon Brooks to Charles Drummond Lawrence, the births on the list run from 1767 to 1878.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Oakes Smith
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Peter Chardon Brooks
Youngest
1878
Charles Drummond Lawrence
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about North Yarmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Yarmouth’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 3.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Yarmouth
Languages with an article: 8 for Elizabeth Oakes Smith, 4 for Charles Drummond Lawrence, 3 for Peter Chardon Brooks.
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What North Yarmouth is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Yarmouth 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 (7)
- Elizabeth Oakes Smith: John Wesley Paradise, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Chardon Brooks: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Anderson: Engraved by J. C. Buttre from a daguerreotype., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Whittemore Corliss: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elkanah Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Mayall: Christopher Columbus Andrews, editor. D. Mason & Co. (Syracuse, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons