#1Politics & Law
George W. Emery
1830–190911th Governor of the Territory of Utah
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Famous people · Penobscot
3 famous people call Penobscot their birthplace
Best known of all is George W. Emery, written about in 6 languages. Benjamin Ferguson is second and Roy L. Wardwell third. The earliest on the list is Benjamin Ferguson, born in 1820, and the youngest Roy L. Wardwell, born in 1874. Of the bordering towns, Blue Hill has the longest list: 7, with Graham Platner at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George W. Emery
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Benjamin Ferguson
Youngest
1874
Roy L. Wardwell
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Penobscot
First, George W. Emery (6 languages), then Benjamin Ferguson (3) and Roy L. Wardwell (2).
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Business
Roy L. Wardwell
1874–1949American newspaper publisher and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penobscot 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 (6)
- George W. Emery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Ferguson: Published by the Western Historical Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Platner: MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence M. Condon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren C. Philbrook: Maine State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons