#1Famous people · Sidney
Sidney is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American politician Nehemiah Abbott, with articles in 5 languages. William M. Butterfield, the American architect, comes second, with Shepard S. Woodcock third. Next door, Augusta lists 28, led by Rachel Nichols. The list comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nehemiah Abbott
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Nehemiah Abbott
Youngest
1862
William M. Butterfield
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Sidney
The three are covered in 5, 4 and 2 languages: Nehemiah Abbott, William M. Butterfield and Shepard S. Woodcock.
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Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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The longest list nearby is Augusta’s, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sidney 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)
- Nehemiah Abbott: McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), Publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Butterfield: George Franklin Wiley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shepard S. Woodcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Goddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot M. Morrill: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wells Jr.: "The Magazine of Western History"., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons