#1Politics & Law
Hannibal Hamlin
1809–1891Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
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Famous people · Paris
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Paris
Hannibal Hamlin is the best known, with articles in 58 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 7 of them. The first birth on record is Hannibal Hamlin’s, in 1809, and the last Joe Perham’s, in 1932. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.9 on the list, well above the typical Maine town’s 6.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Hannibal Hamlin
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Hannibal Hamlin
Youngest
1932
Joe Perham
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Paris’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Paris is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Paris’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Paris
First, Hannibal Hamlin (58 languages), then Horatio King (8) and Charles Andrews (5).
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Buckfield: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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)
- Hannibal Hamlin: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio King: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen A. Emery: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Bartlett Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Perham: User:Lnovakg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary S. Caswell: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion Woodbury Small: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Irving Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reta Shaw: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion Parris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons