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Famous people · Topsham
6 famous people were born in Topsham
At the top of the list is the American politician Benjamin Randall, covered in 4 languages. The union Army officer Holman S. Melcher ranks second, ahead of William Henry Harrison Seeley. Most were born in the early republic: 5 of them. The list comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Randall
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Benjamin Randall
Youngest
1935
Charles Welner
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Topsham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Topsham’s famous people were born
The 1840s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Topsham
By how many languages cover them, Benjamin Randall comes first (4), then Holman S. Melcher (3) and William Henry Harrison Seeley (2).
#2
#3Military
William Henry Harrison Seeley
1840–1914Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Known for
What Topsham is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Topsham
The other 3 span the years 1816 to 1935.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Brunswick counts 30 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Topsham 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 (7)
- Holman S. Melcher: Wm. Pierce, Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Harrison Seeley: Illustrated London News, December 24, 1864, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Staples: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Sewall: Bryan-Sewall.jpg: Amos Currier derivative work: Jospe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Moore: AuroraHcky, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons