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Famous people · Robbinston

3 famous people come from Robbinston, Laurence Trimble the best known

Best known of all is Laurence Trimble, written about in 16 languages. The American politician Gail Laughlin ranks second, ahead of Grace Macurdy. Over the border in Calais, 19 names are on record, led by Andrea Gibson. From Grace Macurdy in 1866 to Laurence Trimble in 1885, the births cover 19 years.

#1 best knownLaurence TrimbleFilm, TV & Stage · 1885–1954
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Laurence Trimble
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Grace Macurdy
Youngest
1885
Laurence Trimble
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Robbinston

The three are covered in 16, 7 and 6 languages: Laurence Trimble, Gail Laughlin and Grace Macurdy.

Laurence Trimble#1
Film, TV & Stage

Laurence Trimble

1885–1954

American silent film actor, writer and director

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gail Laughlin#2
Politics & Law

Gail Laughlin

1868–1952

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Grace Macurdy#3
Notable

Grace Macurdy

1866–1946

American classical philologist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Robbinston 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.

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