#1Politics & Law
James W. Bradbury
1802–1901United States Senator from Maine
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Famous people · Parsonsfield
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Parsonsfield
Articles in 10 languages make the united States Senator from Maine James W. Bradbury the best known. Amos Tuck, the American politician, comes second, with Alzina Stevens third. The largest group, 7, was born in the early republic. Born in 1790, Daniel Page is the first name on record, and Contessa Brewer, born in 1974, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James W. Bradbury
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Daniel Page
Youngest
1974
Contessa Brewer
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Parsonsfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Parsonsfield’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Parsonsfield is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
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 Parsonsfield
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Writing & Arts
Alzina Stevens
1849–1900American labor leader, journalist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Parsonsfield
Still to come: 5 more, from 1790 to 1974.
Contessa Brewer
born 1974American television journalist for CNBC Business News
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parsonsfield 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 (11)
- James W. Bradbury: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Tuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alzina Stevens: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Contessa Brewer: Christopher Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat: Jeremiah Wadleigh Dearborn, editor. Brown Thurston Company (Portland, ME), publisher)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Burbank: Photo by Peyton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpheus Felch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunn: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lord: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Jackson Bryant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons