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Famous people · Ossipee

2 famous people call Ossipee their birthplace

Best known of all is Fred H. Brown, written about in 9 languages. The list has one more: the American politician John Clark Dore. Born in 1822, John Clark Dore is the first name on record, and Fred H. Brown, born in 1879, the most recent. Tamworth’s list, next door, has 4 names, Curtis Coe Bean first among them.

#1 best knownFred H. BrownPolitics & Law · 1879–1955
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Fred H. Brown
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
John Clark Dore
Youngest
1879
Fred H. Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Ossipee

Fred H. Brown#1
Politics & Law

Fred H. Brown

1879–1955

American lawyer, politician, baseball player and coach

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
John Clark Dore#2
Politics & Law

John Clark Dore

1822–1900

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ossipee 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.

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