#1Famous people · Vassalboro
Vassalboro counts 6 famous people, first among them Henry H. Goddard
Articles in 11 languages make the American psychologist Henry H. Goddard the best known. Second and third on the list are Ethel Bailey Higgins and Holman Day. Edward Augustus Brackett (1818) and Ethel Bailey Higgins (1866) mark the two ends of the list. Per head, the list is long: 13.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Maine has 6.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Henry H. Goddard
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Edward Augustus Brackett
Youngest
1866
Ethel Bailey Higgins
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
What stands out about Vassalboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vassalboro’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 3 births.
Science & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vassalboro
The three are covered in 11, 6 and 4 languages: Henry H. Goddard, Ethel Bailey Higgins and Holman Day.
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What Vassalboro is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 8.4 times.
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 Vassalboro
The other 3 span the years 1818 to 1830.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Augusta, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vassalboro 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)
- Henry H. Goddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holman Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Augustus Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Frances Smiley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nehemiah Abbott: McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), Publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Nelson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons