JH#1
Music
Juliana Hatfield
born 1967American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author
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Famous people · Wiscasset
Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Wiscasset
Best known of all is Juliana Hatfield, written about in 23 languages. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Thomas Rice, born in 1768, is the earliest name and Juliana Hatfield, born in 1967, the latest. Only 32 of the 288 towns in Maine with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Juliana Hatfield
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1768
Thomas Rice
Youngest
1967
Juliana Hatfield
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Wiscasset’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wiscasset is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Wiscasset’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawMusicFaithBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wiscasset
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wiscasset
7 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Newcastle’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wiscasset 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)
- Hugh J. Anderson: Joseph Williamson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bowman: "The Davenport Democrat" (Davenport, Iowa)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Woodman Stocking Boyce: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph S. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patience Stapleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kavanagh: Henry Chase, editor. Lakeside Press (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Averill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Phips: Thomas Child, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons