Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 18 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

William Fessenden Allen
William Fessenden Allen
American businessman and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii and Republic of Hawaii
1831 – 1906
consulpolitician
Thomas Fillebrown
Thomas Fillebrown
American dentist (1836–1908)
1836 – 1908
dentist
John Cumberland
Major League Baseball player
1947 – 2022
baseball player
Joseph Willard
President of Harvard University
1738 – 1804
Christian ministertheologian
John Judson Ames
John Judson Ames
19th-century American newspaper editor
1821 – 1861
newspaper editorjournalisteditor
Pete Ladd
Pete Ladd
American baseball player
1956 – 2023
baseball player
Rob Elowitch
Rob Elowitch
American professional wrestler
1943 – 2025
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
Julia Harris May
Julia Harris May
American author, teacher, school founder (1833-1912)
1833 – 1912
founderpoetteacher
Sumner Pike
Sumner Pike
American government official (1891–1976)
1891 – 1976
politician
Benjamin Ferguson
Benjamin Ferguson
American politician
1820 – 1888
farmerpolitician
Thomas Brigham Bishop
Thomas Brigham Bishop
American musician (1835–1905)
1835 – 1905
songwriter
Stephen Longfellow
Stephen Longfellow
American politician (1776-1849)
1776 – 1849
politicianlawyer
Edward Robinson
American politician (1796-1857)
1796 – 1857
politician
John F. Davis
American lawyer and academic
1907 – 2000
court clerkcivil servantlawyer
Luther Moore
American politician (1821–1892)
1821 – 1892
politician
Donald W. MacKinnon
American psychologist
1903 – 1987
teacher
Cyrus Augustus Bartol
Cyrus Augustus Bartol
American clergyman (1813-1900)
1813 – 1900
theologianwriter
Maureen Beck
American paraclimber
1901
competition climberrock climber
Sam Fifield
Sam Fifield
Steamboat clerk, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1839 – 1915
politicianbusinessperson
Levi Swanton Gould
Levi Swanton Gould
American politician (1831-1917)
1831 – 1917
politician
James N. Buffum
James N. Buffum
American politician (1807–1887)
1807 – 1887
politician
Horatio Bridge
Horatio Bridge
United States Navy officer (1806–1893)
1806 – 1893
journalistmilitary officerjurist
Gorham Dummer Abbott
Gorham Dummer Abbott
American clergyman, educator, author (1807-1874)
1807 – 1874
clergymanauthoreducator
Samuel Fessenden
Samuel Fessenden
American politician (1784-1869)
1784 – 1869
politician
Louise Dow Benton
Louise Dow Benton
American linguist, translator, letter-writer, scholar (1831-1895)
1831 – 1895
linguistcorrespondenttranslator
Rufus Anderson
Rufus Anderson
American minister (1796-1880)
1796 – 1880
theologianmissionary
David Mallett
David Mallett
American singer-songwriter
1951 – 2024
singer-songwriter
Clyde Sukeforth
American baseball player and coach
1901 – 2000
baseball player
John Currier
John Currier
American Coast Guard admiral
1951 – 2020
military officer
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
American writer (1904-2003)
1904 – 2003
novelist
Sewall Pettingill
American naturalist, author and filmmaker (1907–2001)
1907 – 2001
ornithologistzoologistcinematographer
Aurelia Mace
Aurelia Mace
Shaker eldress and writer (1835-1910)
1835 – 1910
writer
Gerald Evan Williams
Gerald Evan Williams
American army officer (1907-1949)
1907 – 1949
military officer
John P. Swasey
Union Army officer, politician (1839-1928)
1839 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Henrietta Gould Rowe
Henrietta Gould Rowe
American litterateur, author
1835 – 1910
writer
Frances Laughton Mace
Frances Laughton Mace
American poet
1836 – 1899
poetwriter
George Boardman
George Boardman
Christian missionary (1801-1831)
1801 – 1831
Christian ministermissionary
Charles Henry Granger
American artist (1812-1893)
1812 – 1893
painter
Reuben Foster
American politician (1833-1898)
1833 – 1898
lawyer
Edwin Ginn
Edwin Ginn
American publisher
1838 – 1914
pacifistpublisher
Edward Russell
American politician
1782 – 1835
politician
Amasa Tracy
Amasa Tracy
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, Union Army general
1829 – 1908
Sterling Dow
American art historian and archaeologist (1903–1995)
1903 – 1995
epigrapherarchaeologistart historian
Edward Francis Winslow
Edward Francis Winslow
Union Army general
1837 – 1914
military officer
Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin
Union Army general (1839-1867)
1839 – 1867
military officer
David Sewall
David Sewall
American lawyer and judge (1735-1825)
1735 – 1825
politicianlawyerjudge
Donald L. Harlow
Donald L. Harlow
Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force (1920–1997)
1920 – 1997
military personnel
Frank W. Robinson
American lawyer (1853-1922)
1853 – 1922
lawyer
Charles Carroll Everett
Charles Carroll Everett
American divine and philosopher (1829–1900)
1829 – 1900
philosophertheologianwriter
Willard Mains
Willard Mains
Major League Baseball player (1868–1923)
1868 – 1923
baseball player
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