#1Famous people · Bangor
5 famous people were born in Bangor
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Everett Kent the best known. Carl Henry Hoffman is second and Gladys Reichard third. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1888, Everett Kent is the first name on record, and George Lakey, born in 1937, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Everett Kent
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Everett Kent
Youngest
1937
George Lakey
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Bangor
Everett Kent has articles in 6 languages, Carl Henry Hoffman in 5 and Gladys Reichard in 4.
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#3Through the years
When Bangor’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bangor 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.
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Everyone else born in Bangor
Still to come: 2 more, from 1895 to 1937.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Washington Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bangor 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 (2)
- Everett Kent: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Reichard: Photographer: Not known @ upload, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons