Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 16 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Elijah Kellogg
American missionary (1813-1901)
1813 – 1901
missionarywriter
Benjamin H. Williams
Benjamin H. Williams
American leader of the Industrial Workers of the World
1877 – 1964
trade unionist
Abner O. Shaw
Abner O. Shaw
American physician (1837–1934)
1837 – 1934
military physician
John Fairfield Scamman
American politician (1786-1858)
1786 – 1858
politician
Ronald Rene Lagueux
Ronald Rene Lagueux
United States federal judge
1931 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Ernest T. Eaton
American politician
1877 – 1957
politicianteacher
Thurlow Cooper
American football player (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
American football player
Chauncey Brewster Tinker
American academic and scholar of English (1876–1963)
1876 – 1963
academic
Joseph H. Davis
American painter (1811–1865)
1811 – 1865
painter
McDonald Clarke
McDonald Clarke
American writer
1798 – 1842
poetwriter
Gertrude Battles Lane
Gertrude Battles Lane
1874-1941 , magazine editor
1874 – 1941
magazine writereditorwriter
Marianne Brenton
Marianne Brenton
politician in Massachusetts, US
1933 – 2013
politician
Katherine Reed Balentine
Katherine Reed Balentine
American suffragist
1878 – 1934
suffragistwriter
Mameve Medwed
author based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1964 – 2021
essayistmemoiristhistorian
Mary Newmarch Prescott
American magazine writer, poet (1849-1888)
1849 – 1888
magazine writerpoetwriter
Elisha T. Gardner
Wisconsin farmer, lawyer, politician
1811 – 1879
carpenterfarmerpolitician
Bill Carrigan
Bill Carrigan
American baseball player
1883 – 1969
baseball player
Samuel Merritt
Samuel Merritt
doctor and mayor of Oakland, California
1822 – 1890
politician
Chester Emerson
American baseball player
1889 – 1971
baseball player
Chet Chadbourne
Chet Chadbourne
American baseball player (1884-1943)
1884 – 1943
baseball player
Fenwicke Holmes
American writer
1883 – 1973
philosopherauthor
John A. Thorpe
American mathematician
1936 – 2021
university teachermathematician
Harry Curtis
American baseball player (1883–1951)
1883 – 1951
baseball player
Moses Maddocks
Moses Maddocks
American politician
1833 – 1919
politician
Harry Wood
American baseball player (1885-1955)
1885 – 1955
baseball player
Jack Robinson
American baseball player (1880-1921)
1880 – 1921
baseball player
Oliver C. Farrington
Oliver C. Farrington
American geologist (1864–1933)
1864 – 1933
mineralogistgeologistcurator
Levi William Humphrey
Levi William Humphrey
Canadian politician (1881-1947)
1881 – 1947
train driverpolitician
Philip Hunter Timberlake
American entomologist (1883-1981)
1883 – 1981
scientific collectorentomologistzoologist
Rip Jordan
Major League Baseball pitcher (1889–1960)
1889 – 1960
baseball player
Jerome Plante
Jerome Plante
American politician
1935 – 2025
politician
Wally Clement
American baseball player (1881–1953)
1881 – 1953
baseball player
William H. Stevens
American architect
1818 – 1880
architect
Augusta Tabor
Augusta Tabor
American philanthropist
1833 – 1895
philanthropist
Carolyn Slayman
American geneticist
1937 – 2016
geneticist
Edward Augustus Brackett
Edward Augustus Brackett
American sculptor (1818–1908)
1818 – 1908
sculptorwriter
Abbie Burgess
Abbie Burgess
American lighthouse keeper (1839–1892)
1839 – 1892
lighthouse keeper
Wilbur N. Taylor
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1846–1903)
1846 – 1903
military personnel
Thomas Phelps
Thomas Phelps
Officer in the United States Navy (1822-1901)
1822 – 1901
military officer
Marshall Kirk
Genealogist and gay activist (1957-2005)
1957 – 2005
genealogisthistorian
Wilbur Fisk Lunt
appraiser
1848 – 1908
judge
Robert G. Carter
Robert G. Carter
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1845-1936)
1845 – 1936
Nathan Clifford Ricker
American architect (1843-1924)
1843 – 1924
architect
Lucien Howe
American ophthalmologist
1848 – 1928
ophthalmologistuniversity teacher
Marshman Edward Wadsworth
Marshman Edward Wadsworth
American geologist and educator (1847-1921)
1847 – 1921
geologist
Charles Merrill
American entrepreneur and lumber company owner
1792 – 1872
entrepreneurbusinessperson
James Richmond
United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
1843 – 1864
military personnel
Hosea M. Knowlton
Hosea M. Knowlton
American politician (1847–1902)
1847 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Holman S. Melcher
Holman S. Melcher
Union Army officer (1841–1905)
1841 – 1905
politician
Robert William Sawyer
American politician and judge (1880-1959)
1880 – 1959
politician
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