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Famous people · Yarmouth
Yarmouth’s famous people span 134 years: 6 births from 1866 to 2000
At the top of the list is the American cross-country skier Sophia Laukli, covered in 9 languages. Close behind are Oliver Wahlstrom and Horatio Dresser. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Sophia Laukli
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Horatio Dresser
Youngest
2000
Oliver Wahlstrom
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Yarmouth
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Writing & Arts
Horatio Dresser
1866–1954American author and New Thought proponent
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Yarmouth’s famous people were born
The 2000s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Yarmouth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Yarmouth
3 more, from 1868 to 1911.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, North Yarmouth counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yarmouth 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)
- Oliver Wahlstrom: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio Dresser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Oakes Smith: John Wesley Paradise, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison: Henry Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons