Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 4 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Maxine Elliott
Maxine Elliott
American actress and businesswoman (1868–1940)
1868 - 1940
film actorstage actorbusinessperson
George Evans
George Evans
American politician, Maine (1797-1867)
1797 - 1867
juristpoliticianlawyer
William North
William North
American statesman
1755 - 1836
politician
John Hay Whitney
John Hay Whitney
American diplomat, publisher, aviator (1904–1982)
1904 - 1982
art collectorpublishersocialite
Elmer McCurdy
Elmer McCurdy
American outlaw
1880 - 1911
bank robber
William Batchelder Bradbury
William Batchelder Bradbury
American composer (1816-1868)
1816 - 1868
music teachermusical instrument makerhymnwriter
Pauline Hopkins
Pauline Hopkins
American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor (1859-1930)
1859 - 1930
novelistjournalisteditor
Edward Kavanagh
Edward Kavanagh
Governor of Maine (1795-1844)
1795 - 1844
member of parliamentdiplomatjurist
William King
William King
American merchant, shipbuilder, army officer, and statesman from Bath, Maine (1768-1852)
1768 - 1852
politician
John Rankin Rogers
John Rankin Rogers
American politician, born 1838 (1838–1901)
1838 - 1901
politician
Eugene Hale
Eugene Hale
American politician (1836–1918)
1836 - 1918
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Rebecca Sophia Clarke
Rebecca Sophia Clarke
American author of children's books (1833–1906)
1833 - 1906
children's writerwriter
Joe Harris
Joe Harris
American actor (1870-1953)
1870 - 1953
actor
Edwin F. Ladd
Edwin F. Ladd
American politician (1859-1925)
1859 - 1925
university teacherchemistpolitician
Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin
American missionary and president of Middlebury College (1811-1900)
1811 - 1900
pedagoguebiographermissionary
Reginald Bartholomew
Reginald Bartholomew
American diplomat (1936-2012)
1936 - 2012
diplomat
Hugh J. Anderson
Hugh J. Anderson
American politician (1801-1881)
1801 - 1881
politician
John W. Dana
John W. Dana
Maine politician (1808-1867)
1808 - 1867
diplomatgovernorambassador
Vaughn Meader
American comedian, musician, and impressionist
1936 - 2004
film actorimpressionistpianist
Percival Proctor Baxter
Percival Proctor Baxter
American politician (1876–1969)
1876 - 1969
governorpolitician
Arthur R. Gould
Arthur R. Gould
American politician (1857-1946)
1857 - 1946
politician
John B. Curtis
John B. Curtis
American businessman (1827-1897)
1827 - 1897
inventorentrepreneur
John H. Reed
John H. Reed
American politician (1921–2012)
1921 - 2012
diplomatjuristgovernor
Minot Judson Savage
Minot Judson Savage
American writer (1841–1918)
1841 - 1918
essayistwriter
Lewis Millett
Lewis Millett
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1920 - 2009
military personnel
Roswell K. Colcord
Roswell K. Colcord
American politician (1839-1939)
1839 - 1939
mining engineerjuristcarpenter
Horace Hildreth
Horace Hildreth
American politician, 59th Governor of Maine (1902–1988)
1902 - 1988
diplomatjuristgovernor
Robert Haskell
Robert Haskell
American politician (1903-1987)
1903 - 1987
governorpolitician
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
American author
1835 - 1921
short story writernovelistauthor
William V. Pratt
William V. Pratt
United States admiral
1869 - 1957
military officer
Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm
Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm
American folklorist
1865 - 1946
ethnologistornithologistauthor
Clyde H. Smith
Clyde H. Smith
American politician (1876-1940)
1876 - 1940
politicianteacher
Reuel Williams
Reuel Williams
American politician
1783 - 1862
politicianlawyer
James Brooks
James Brooks
American politician (1810-1873)
1810 - 1873
journalisteditorpolitician
John F. Dryden
John F. Dryden
American businessman and philanthropist (1839-1911)
1839 - 1911
entrepreneurpolitician
Edward Austin Kent
American architect
1854 - 1912
architect
Samuel Cony
Samuel Cony
American politician (1811-1870)
1811 - 1870
juristgovernorpolitician
Amos Whitney
Amos Whitney
American businessman (1832–1920)
1832 - 1920
inventorentrepreneur
Edgar Wilson Nye
Edgar Wilson Nye
American journalist and humorist (1850-1896)
1850 - 1896
humoristjournalistwriter
Frank Munsey
Frank Munsey
American publisher and politician
1854 - 1925
newspaper proprietorjournalistpublisher
Chester Greenwood
American inventor (1858–1937)
1858 - 1937
inventorengineer
Joseph John Gerry
Joseph John Gerry
American Catholic monk and bishop (1928–2023)
1928 - 2023
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
William D. Washburn
William D. Washburn
American politician (1831–1912)
1831 - 1912
politicianbusinessperson
Donald Edmond Pelotte
Catholic bishop (1945-2010)
1945 - 2010
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
William T. Cobb
William T. Cobb
American politician (1857–1937)
1857 - 1937
juristgovernorpolitician
Otis Tufton Mason
Otis Tufton Mason
American ethnologist (1838–1908)
1838 - 1908
Americanistanthropologistcurator
Lenny Breau
Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984)
1941 - 1984
classical guitaristjazz musicianjazz guitarist
Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott
American actress (1874–1950)
1874 - 1950
stage actorsuffragetteactor
Henry Adams Bellows
Henry Adams Bellows
American businessman and historian
1885 - 1939
translatorhistorianlinguist
William E. Sawyer
American electrical engineer
1850 - 1883
inventorengineer
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