Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 5 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Edmund Burke Delabarre
Edmund Burke Delabarre
American psychologist and university teacher (1863 – 1945)
1863 - 1945
university teacherpsychologist
Henrietta Edgecomb Hooker
Henrietta Edgecomb Hooker
American botanist (1851-1929)
1851 - 1929
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
William G. Crosby
William G. Crosby
American politician (1805-1881)
1805 - 1881
juristgovernorpolitician
Silas Soule
Silas Soule
American Union Army officer
1838 - 1865
abolitionistmilitary personnel
Amos Tuck
Amos Tuck
American politician (1810–1879)
1810 - 1879
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
Anson Morrill
Anson Morrill
American politician (1803-1887)
1803 - 1887
politician
Peter Kyros
Peter Kyros
American politician (1925-2012)
1925 - 2012
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Stephen Clark Foster
Stephen Clark Foster
American politician from California (1820–1898)
1820 - 1898
politician
George P. Merrill
George P. Merrill
American geologist and scientific writer (1854–1929)
1854 - 1929
mineralogistcuratorgeologist
Ellen Hamlin
Ellen Hamlin
wife of Vice-President of the U.S.
1835 - 1925
politician
George Stillman Hillard
George Stillman Hillard
American lawyer, author, and politician
1808 - 1879
biographerjuristpolitician
George Lincoln Goodale
George Lincoln Goodale
American botanist (1839–1923)
1839 - 1923
botanistphysician
William E. Sawyer
American electrical engineer
1850 - 1883
inventorengineer
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
Wyman B. S. Moor
Wyman B. S. Moor
American politician (1811-1869)
1811 - 1869
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott
American actress (1874–1950)
1874 - 1950
stage actorsuffragetteactor
Hiram Edson
Hiram Edson
American Seventh-day Adventist leader pioneer
1806 - 1882
editor
Nathan A. Farwell
Nathan A. Farwell
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 - 1893
politicianlawyer
Henry Adams Bellows
Henry Adams Bellows
American businessman and historian
1885 - 1939
translatorhistorianlinguist
Charles Deering
Charles Deering
American businessman (1852–1927)
1852 - 1927
patron of the artsart collectorentrepreneur
Anne Carroll Moore
Anne Carroll Moore
American writer and advocate for children's libraries (1871–1961)
1871 - 1961
literary criticchildren's writerjournalist
Lenny Breau
Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984)
1941 - 1984
classical guitaristjazz musicianjazz guitarist
Donald Edmond Pelotte
Catholic bishop (1945-2010)
1945 - 2010
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
James S. Brown
James S. Brown
American lawyer and politician, Wisconsin (1824-1878)
1824 - 1878
politicianlawyer
Horatio King
Horatio King
United States Postmaster General (1811-1897)
1811 - 1897
politicianwriter
John H. Hall
American firearm designer
1781 - 1841
gunsmithinventor
Henry Plummer
Henry Plummer
American sheriff (1832–1864)
1832 - 1864
prospectorsheriff
Robert Aitken Rushworth
Robert Aitken Rushworth
United States major general (1924-1993)
1924 - 1993
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
James Henry Carleton
James Henry Carleton
officer in the Union army during the American Civil War (1814–1873)
1814 - 1873
military officer
Sidney Perham
Sidney Perham
American politician (1819–1907)
1819 - 1907
politician
Nelson Dingley
Nelson Dingley
Journalist and politician (1832-1899)
1832 - 1899
journalistjuristgovernor
Carl E. Milliken
Carl E. Milliken
American politician, 51st Governor of Maine (1877–1961)
1877 - 1961
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
William Robinson Brown
William Robinson Brown
American corporate officer of the Brown Company of Berlin, New Hampshire (1875–1955)
1875 - 1955
writer
Mary Louise Graffam
Mary Louise Graffam
Christian missionary (1871-1921)
1871 - 1921
missionary
Maria a'Becket
American painter
1839 - 1904
painter
Edwin O. Jordan
Edwin O. Jordan
American bacteriologist and public health scientist (1866-1936)
1866 - 1936
bacteriologistmicrobiologist
John Hubbard
John Hubbard
American politician (1794-1869)
1794 - 1869
governorpoliticianphysician
Annie Louise Cary
Annie Louise Cary
American singer (1842-1921)
1842 - 1921
opera singer
Ernie Coombs
American Canadian children's entertainer (1927-2001)
1927 - 2001
television actoractorscreenwriter
Doris Twitchell Allen
Doris Twitchell Allen
American psychologist (1901–2002)
1901 - 2002
university teacherclinical psychologistpsychologist
Charles West Kendall
Charles West Kendall
American politician (1828-1914)
1828 - 1914
journalisteditorpolitician
Daniel W. Gooch
Daniel W. Gooch
American politician (1820-1891)
1820 - 1891
politicianlawyer
Carlos Baker
American writer and academic
1909 - 1987
scholar of Englishnovelistliterary critic
Henry B. Cleaves
Henry B. Cleaves
Union Army officer, politician and lawyer (1840-1912)
1840 - 1912
juristgovernorpolitician
Benjamin Paul Akers
Benjamin Paul Akers
American sculptor (1825-1861)
1825 - 1861
sculptor
Horace Wilson
Horace Wilson
American educator (1843–1927); introduced baseball to Japan
1843 - 1927
baseball playerteacher
Henry Gannett
Henry Gannett
United States geographer (1846-1914)
1846 - 1914
map makerstatisticiangeographer
Frederick Robie
Frederick Robie
American politician (1822-1912)
1822 - 1912
governorpoliticianphysician
John Noble Goodwin
John Noble Goodwin
American politician (1824-1887)
1824 - 1887
juristgovernorpolitician
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