#1Famous people · St. George
5 famous people were born in St. George from 1740 to 1936
Articles in 6 languages make the American naturalist Albert Smith Bickmore the best known. Behind the leader come Elias S. Stover and John M. Cates. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.2 on the list, well above the typical Maine town’s 6. The longest list in Maine is Waterville’s, with 47 names.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Albert Smith Bickmore
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
Richard Falley Jr.
Youngest
1936
Robert Skoglund
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
What stands out about St. George’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When St. George’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsBusinessSportsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in St. George
The three are covered in 6, 2 and 1 languages: Albert Smith Bickmore, Elias S. Stover and John M. Cates.
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#2Business
Elias S. Stover
1836–1927Businessman, politician, and university president
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
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What St. George is known for
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The other 2 span the years 1740 to 1936.
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Of the towns around it, Bristol has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. George 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)
- Albert Smith Bickmore: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias S. Stover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William North: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Alexander Bradford: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons