#1Famous people · Winterport
Winterport counts 7 famous people, first among them Frederick Low
The best known is the governor of California Frederick Low, with articles in 17 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. From Frederick Low in 1828 to Dillon Bates in 1988, the births cover 160 years. Only 51 of the 288 towns in Maine with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Frederick Low
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Frederick Low
Youngest
1988
Dillon Bates
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Winterport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Winterport’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Winterport
The three are covered in 17, 6 and 2 languages: Frederick Low, James Otis Kaler and Daniel White.
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Known for
What Winterport is known for
Winterport has 2.1× 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 Winterport
Another 4, 2 of them leaders.
J. Merrill Blanchard
1881–1914American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
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The best known from each town bordering Winterport.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winterport 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 (6)
- Frederick Low: The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Otis Kaler: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora Wiley: José María Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Mudge: [2] [3], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons