#14 famous people call Tremont their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American journalist George Ward Nichols, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are Elaine Lorillard and Ruth Moore. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Ward Nichols, born in 1831, the newest to Elaine Lorillard, born in 1914.
Born in Tremont
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1When Tremont’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Tremont is known for
Share of Tremont’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Tremont
1 more, best known first.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Blue Hill’s, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tremont 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 (3)
- George Ward Nichols: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Bickford: C. Douglas SternerTransparency added and cropped by User:pd_THOR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Platner: MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
