Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

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

Samuel Wadsworth Gould
Samuel Wadsworth Gould
American politician (1852–1935)
1852 - 1935
politicianlawyer
Esther Wheelwright
Esther Wheelwright
Ursuline nun
1696 - 1780
nun
Lucien Howe
American ophthalmologist
1848 - 1928
ophthalmologistuniversity teacher
Paul A. Chadbourne
Paul A. Chadbourne
American politician (1823-1883)
1823 - 1883
meteorological observeruniversity teacherpolitician
Charlie Waitt
American baseball player
1853 - 1912
baseball player
Job Prince
American politician
1795 - 1875
politician
Carolyn Slayman
American geneticist
1937 - 2016
geneticist
Aurelia Mace
Aurelia Mace
Shaker eldress and writer (1835-1910)
1835 - 1910
writer
Benjamin Ferguson
Benjamin Ferguson
American politician
1820 - 1888
farmerpolitician
Nathan Clifford Ricker
American architect (1843-1924)
1843 - 1924
architect
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat
American politician (1818–1898)
1818 - 1898
politicianlawyer
Robert G. Carter
Robert G. Carter
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1845-1936)
1845 - 1936
Francis Clergue
Francis Clergue
American businessman
1856 - 1939
businessperson
George Lawrence Record
George Lawrence Record
American lawyer
1859 - 1933
politicianlawyer
George M. Coombs
American architect
1851 - 1909
architect
John Fairfield Scamman
American politician (1786-1858)
1786 - 1858
politician
Joe Fowler
United States admiral
1894 - 1993
military officer
William Diamond
William Diamond
Maine State Senator
1945 - 2025
politicianteacher
Joseph Foxcroft Cole
American painter (1837–1892)
1837 - 1892
painter
Maurice Day
Maurice Day
American nature photographer and illustrator, Disney animator (1892–1983)
1892 - 1983
artistanimatorphotographer
Cyrus Augustus Bartol
Cyrus Augustus Bartol
American clergyman (1813-1900)
1813 - 1900
theologianwriter
Samuel Merritt
Samuel Merritt
doctor and mayor of Oakland, California
1822 - 1890
politician
Nathan Abbott
Nathan Abbott
Lawyer, law teacher
1854 - 1941
lawyerteacher
John P. Swasey
Union Army officer, politician (1839-1928)
1839 - 1928
politicianlawyer
Joseph E. Brooks
American politician
1942 - 2022
journalistpolitician
William Clark Noble
William Clark Noble
American sculptor (1858–1938)
1858 - 1938
sculptor
McDonald Clarke
McDonald Clarke
American writer
1798 - 1842
poetwriter
Bill Murray
Bill Murray
Major League Baseball second baseman
1893 - 1943
baseball player
Wilbur Fisk Lunt
appraiser
1848 - 1908
judge
Henrietta Gould Rowe
Henrietta Gould Rowe
American litterateur, author
1835 - 1910
writer
Warren C. Philbrook
Warren C. Philbrook
American politician
1857 - 1933
politicianlawyerjudge
Wilbur N. Taylor
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1846–1903)
1846 - 1903
military personnel
Ronald Rene Lagueux
Ronald Rene Lagueux
United States federal judge
1931 - 2023
lawyerjudge
James Carr
American politician (1777-1818)
1777 - 1818
politician
James E. Purdy
American photographer (1858–1933)
1858 - 1933
photographer
Edward Augustus Brackett
Edward Augustus Brackett
American sculptor (1818–1908)
1818 - 1908
sculptorwriter
Cyrus W. Davis
Cyrus W. Davis
American politician (1856–1917); 31st Secretary of State of the State of Maine
1856 - 1917
politician
Frank W. Robinson
American lawyer (1853-1922)
1853 - 1922
lawyer
Dick MacPherson
American football player and coach (1930-2017)
1930 - 2017
American football coach
Herb Mitchell
American actor (1937–2011)
1937 - 2011
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Dick Curless
Dick Curless
American musician (1932-1995)
1932 - 1995
songwritermusiciansinger
Sumner Pike
Sumner Pike
American government official (1891–1976)
1891 - 1976
politician
William H. Stevens
American architect
1818 - 1880
architect
Elisha T. Gardner
Wisconsin farmer, lawyer, politician
1811 - 1879
carpenterfarmerpolitician
Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
American art historian (1939–2019)
1939 - 2019
art historianorientalistuniversity teacher
Joshua Soule
Joshua Soule
American bishop (1781-1867)
1781 - 1867
theologianpriest
George Rich Jones
George Rich Jones
American politician from Massachusetts (1862-1936)
1862 - 1936
politicianlawyer
John F. Davis
American lawyer and academic
1907 - 2000
court clerkcivil servantlawyer
Luther Moore
American politician (1821–1892)
1821 - 1892
politician
George Ricker Berry
Semitic scholar and archaeologist, and Professor Emeritus of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
1865 - 1945
Bible translatortranslator
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