#1Famous people · Patten
4 famous people come from Patten, Gladys George the best known
Most widely known is Gladys George, the American actress, with articles in 32 languages. Second place goes to the American cartoonist and activist Lou Rogers, third to David H. Cyr. Born in 1879, Lou Rogers is the first name on record, and David H. Cyr, born in 1962, the most recent. Across Maine, the lists cover 286 towns.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Gladys George
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Lou Rogers
Youngest
1962
David H. Cyr
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Patten
By how many languages cover them, Gladys George comes first (32), then Lou Rogers (6) and David H. Cyr (2).
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#3Through the years
When Patten’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryPolitics & Law
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What Patten is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patten 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 (3)
- Gladys George: Photo by Clarence Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David H. Cyr: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons