#1Famous people · South Paris
The 3 famous people born in South Paris, led by Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are William Deering and Willard N. Young. Born in 1826, William Deering is the first name on record, and Reta Shaw, born in 1912, the most recent. 291 of the towns in Maine list at least one person.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Reta Shaw
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
William Deering
Youngest
1912
Reta Shaw
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in South Paris
Reta Shaw leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of William Deering (6) and Willard N. Young (1).
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What South Paris is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Paris 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)
- Reta Shaw: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Deering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannibal Hamlin: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Irving Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons