Famous people · Freedom
Born near Freedom: 33 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Ossipee lists 2, Fred H. Brown first. David Currier, born in Madison, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alpheus Felch, with articles in 10 languages. No famous person on record lists Freedom as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Alpheus Felch
Best known
Alpheus Felch
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freedom’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freedom
They were born in 20 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew Jackson Bryant
1832–1888American politician and businessman
Fred H. Brown
1879–1955American lawyer, politician, baseball player and coach
James W. Bradbury
1802–1901United States Senator from Maine
Alzina Stevens
1849–1900American labor leader, journalist
John Wentworth
1815–1888American newspaper editor and politician
Anne Carroll Moore
1871–1961American writer and advocate for children's libraries
Henry B. Cleaves
1840–1912Union Army officer, politician and lawyer
George D. Libby
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Ossipee lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freedom and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (24)
- Alpheus Felch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Bradbury: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wentworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Gibson: Congress photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Brown: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dana: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Tuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Jackson Bryant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Carroll Moore: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Cleaves: Henry B. Cleaves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alzina Stevens: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunn: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Harper: John Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazen S. Pingree: Hazen S. Pingree, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Libby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Benton: State Bar Association of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Libby: en:American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua G. Hall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Small: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benning M. Bean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lord: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Perkins Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons