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Famous people · Union
Union’s famous people span 127 years: 4 births from 1804 to 1931
Most widely known is Christine Savage, the American politician, with articles in 2 languages. Franz U. Burkett and George M. Seiders follow. The list’s best known name, Christine Savage, dates from 1931. For every 10,000 residents there are 15 on the list, well above the typical Maine town’s 6.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Christine Savage
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
John Langdon Sibley
Youngest
1931
Christine Savage
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Union
Languages with an article: 2 for Christine Savage, 2 for Franz U. Burkett, 2 for George M. Seiders.
FB#2
Politics & Law
Franz U. Burkett
1887–1961American lawyer and politician
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
George M. Seiders
1844–1915American lawyer and politician
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Union’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Union is known for
Union has 3.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Union
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Waldoboro, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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 M. Seiders: E. C. Bowler, compiler and editor. News Publishing Company (Bethel, Maine), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Langdon Sibley: John Adams Whipple, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Heyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons