#1Writing & Arts
Sarah Orne Jewett
1849–1909American novelist, short story writer and poet
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Famous people · South Berwick
South Berwick counts 7 famous people, first among them Sarah Orne Jewett
Best known of all is Sarah Orne Jewett, written about in 26 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.1 on the list, well above the typical Maine town’s 6. From John H. Burleigh to Hank Swasey, the births on the list run from 1822 to 1893.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Sarah Orne Jewett
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
John H. Burleigh
Youngest
1893
Hank Swasey
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about South Berwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When South Berwick’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South Berwick
The three are covered in 26, 8 and 7 languages: Sarah Orne Jewett, John Noble Goodwin and J. Harold Murray.
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What South Berwick is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in South Berwick
Here are 4 more, born from 1822 to 1893.
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A chosen home
Also called South Berwick home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Gladys Hasty Carroll.
Gladys Hasty Carroll
1904–1999American fiction writer who featured Maine frequently
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Berwick 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 (13)
- Sarah Orne Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Noble Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Harold Murray: New-york Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Burleigh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcia Oakes Woodbury: Notknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hubbard: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Casey: de:Benutzer:CKA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret E. Knight: Boston Sunday Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Gooch: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Sullivan: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ichabod Goodwin: Signed by E. Billings. Most likely Edwin Tryon Billings (1824–1893), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fremont Hill: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Hill: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons