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Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Stow
2 famous people call Stow their birthplace
The best known is the American baseball player Chester Emerson, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American painter Selden Connor Gile. Fryeburg’s list, next door, has 9 names, John W. Dana first among them. The earliest on the list is Selden Connor Gile, born in 1877, and the youngest Chester Emerson, born in 1889.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Chester Emerson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Selden Connor Gile
Youngest
1889
Chester Emerson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Stow
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Of the towns around it, Fryeburg has the most on record: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stow 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 (2)
- John W. Dana: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eastman Johnson: Eastman Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons