#1Famous people · Porter
Porter is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Harry Lord, with articles in 4 languages. The other is Samuel Wadsworth Gould, the American politician. Parsonsfield, which borders it, has 8 on its list, the best known James W. Bradbury. Over 30 years of births, the list goes from Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852) to Harry Lord (1882).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Harry Lord
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Samuel Wadsworth Gould
Youngest
1882
Harry Lord
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Porter
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What Porter is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porter 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 (4)
- Harry Lord: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wadsworth Gould: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Bradbury: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Gibson: Congress photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons