Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 1 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

1807 – 1882

novelisttranslatorprofessor

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

1894 – 1973

naval officerfilm actorfilm producer

Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

1908 – 1979

philanthropistart collectorpolitician

Edna St. Vincent Millay

American poet (1892–1950)

1892 – 1950

librettisttranslatorplaywright

Hannibal Hamlin

Vice President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809–1891)

1809 – 1891

jurisprudencediplomatmilitary officer

Samantha Smith

American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)

1972 – 1985

peace activisttelevision actorchild actor

Ellen G. White

American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1827–1915)

1827 – 1915

missionarywriter

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

1840 – 1916

gunsmithinventorbusinessperson

Margaret Chase Smith

member of the United States Senate from Maine (1897-1995)

1897 – 1995

business executivepoliticianteacher

Frank Bunker Gilbreth

American industrial engineer (1868-1924)

1868 – 1924

general contractorengineer

Edwin Hall

American physicist (1855–1938)

1855 – 1938

university teacherphysicist

Gladys George

American actress (1904–1954)

1900 – 1954

film actortelevision actorstage actor

Dorothea Dix

American author and social reformer (1802–1887)

1802 – 1887

social reformerbotanical collectorneurologist

Percy Spencer

American engineer and inventor (1894–1970)

1894 – 1970

inventorengineer

Horace Parnell Tuttle

American astronomer (1837–1923)

1837 – 1923

astronomer

William Cranch Bond

American astronomer (1789–1859)

1789 – 1859

meteorologistmeteorological observerwatchmaker

Edwin Arlington Robinson

American poet (1869–1935)

1869 – 1935

poetwriter

Charles Herbert Best

medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978)

1899 – 1978

biochemistphysiologistphysician

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine (1828–1914)

1828 – 1914

Brigadegeneralarmy officeruniversity teacher

Sarah Orne Jewett

American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909)

1849 – 1909

novelistpoetwriter

Linda Lavin

American actress and singer (1937–2024)

1937 – 2024

film actortelevision actorfilm director

Rufus King

American Founding Father (1755–1827)

1755 – 1827

diplomatjuristpolitician

Marsden Hartley

American artist (1877-1943)

1877 – 1943

draftspersonarchitectural drafterpainter

Elihu B. Washburne

American politician and diplomat (1816–1887)

1816 – 1887

foreign ministerdiplomatjurist

Francis Ford

American actor and film director (1881-1953)

1881 – 1953

silent film actorfilm actordirector

Marston Morse

American mathematician (1892–1977)

1892 – 1977

topologistuniversity teachermathematician

Mildred Gillars

American Nazi propagandist (1900–1988)

1900 – 1988

radio personalityjournalist

Richard Dysart

American actor (1929–2015)

1929 – 2015

television actorfilm actorstage actor

Esther Ralston

American actress (1902–1994)

1902 – 1994

radio drama actorfilm actortelevision actor

Elmer Drew Merrill

U.S. botanist (1876–1956)

1876 – 1956

scientific collectoruniversity teacherbotanical collector

Oliver Otis Howard

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1830–1909)

1830 – 1909

biographerhistorianmilitary officer

Walter Piston

American composer (1894–1976)

1894 – 1976

musicologistchoreographerviolinist

Frank Churchill

American composer (1901-1942)

1901 – 1942

film score composerpianistcomposer

Nathaniel Parker Willis

American magazine writer, editor, and publisher (1806-1867)

1806 – 1867

magazine writerliterary criticjournalist

Melville Fuller

chief justice of the United States from 1888 to 1910

1833 – 1910

politicianlawyerjudge

Eastman Johnson

American artist (1824-1906)

1824 – 1906

lithographerpainterphotographer

Margaret E. Knight

American inventor (1838–1914)

1838 – 1914

inventorentrepreneur

Clarence White

American musician (1944–1973)

1944 – 1973

mandolinistmusicianguitarist

Samuel Colman

American artist and writer (1832-1920)

1832 – 1920

printmakerartistpainter

Charles Rocket

American actor, comedian (1949-2005)

1949 – 2005

film actortelevision actorvoice actor

Stephanie Niznik

American actress (1967–2019)

1967 – 2019

film actortelevision actorstage actor

Samuel Brannan

American politician (1819–1889)

1819 – 1889

publisherjournalisteditor

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

1803 – 1879

children's writeruniversity teacherpedagogue

Hugh McCulloch

American financier and politician (1808–1895)

1808 – 1895

bankerlawyerwriter

Lot M. Morrill

American politician (1813-1883)

1813 – 1883

finance ministerjuristgovernor

Addison Emery Verrill

U.S. zoologist (1839–1926)

1839 – 1926

zoological collectorscientific collectormalacologist

John Stevens Cabot Abbott

American historian, pastor, and author (1805-1877)

1805 – 1877

pedagogical writerbiographertheologian

James S. White

American publisher, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1821–1881)

1821 – 1881

Seventh-day Adventist ministerpublishertheologian

Owen Davis

American dramatist (1874–1956)

1874 – 1956

television writerfilm screenwriterfilm producer

Chuck Peddle

American electrical engineer (1937-2019)

1937 – 2019

computer scientistengineer

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