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Charles F. Johnson
1859–1930American politician, Maine
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Famous people · Winslow
5 famous people come from Winslow, Charles F. Johnson the best known
Best known of all is Charles F. Johnson, written about in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Amy Arata, third to Stan Meserve. The earliest on the list is Frank Pooler, born in 1847, and the youngest Stan Meserve, born in 1941. The list comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles F. Johnson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Frank Pooler
Youngest
1941
Stan Meserve
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Winslow
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Winslow’s famous people were born
3 were born in the early republic, and the 1850s alone saw 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Winslow is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 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 Winslow
2 more, from 1847 to 1854.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Waterville lists the most people: 47.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winslow 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 (8)
- Charles F. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Pooler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie C. Cornish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Goddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Hinds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy: Jacques Reich (undoubtedly based on the work of another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Nelson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons