Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

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

Ernie Coombs
American Canadian children's entertainer (1927-2001)
1927 - 2001
television actoractorscreenwriter
Annie Louise Cary
Annie Louise Cary
American singer (1842-1921)
1842 - 1921
opera singer
George P. Merrill
George P. Merrill
American geologist and scientific writer (1854–1929)
1854 - 1929
mineralogistcuratorgeologist
Freeman Knowles
Freeman Knowles
American politician (1846-1910)
1846 - 1910
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Dorothy Walker Bush
Dorothy Walker Bush
American politician (1901–1992)
1901 - 1992
politician
Francis H. Kimball
Francis H. Kimball
American architect (1845–1919)
1845 - 1919
architect
Edmund Burke Delabarre
Edmund Burke Delabarre
American psychologist and university teacher (1863 – 1945)
1863 - 1945
university teacherpsychologist
Abner Coburn
Abner Coburn
American politician (1803-1885)
1803 - 1885
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Oakley C. Curtis
Oakley C. Curtis
American politician (1865–1924)
1865 - 1924
bankergovernorpolitician
William G. Crosby
William G. Crosby
American politician (1805-1881)
1805 - 1881
juristgovernorpolitician
Amos Tuck
Amos Tuck
American politician (1810–1879)
1810 - 1879
politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
Anson Morrill
Anson Morrill
American politician (1803-1887)
1803 - 1887
politician
Maria a'Becket
American painter
1839 - 1904
painter
Blanche Willis Howard
Blanche Willis Howard
novelist (1847-1898)
1847 - 1898
novelistwriter
Henrietta Edgecomb Hooker
Henrietta Edgecomb Hooker
American botanist (1851-1929)
1851 - 1929
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Silas Soule
Silas Soule
American Union Army officer
1838 - 1865
abolitionistmilitary personnel
Peter Kyros
Peter Kyros
American politician (1925-2012)
1925 - 2012
military officerpoliticianlawyer
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
Stephen Clark Foster
Stephen Clark Foster
American politician from California (1820–1898)
1820 - 1898
politician
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
Nathan A. Farwell
Nathan A. Farwell
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 - 1893
politicianlawyer
Hiram Edson
Hiram Edson
American Seventh-day Adventist leader pioneer
1806 - 1882
editor
Charles Deering
Charles Deering
American businessman (1852–1927)
1852 - 1927
patron of the artsart collectorentrepreneur
George Lincoln Goodale
George Lincoln Goodale
American botanist (1839–1923)
1839 - 1923
botanistphysician
Lenny Breau
Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984)
1941 - 1984
classical guitaristjazz musicianjazz guitarist
Henry Adams Bellows
Henry Adams Bellows
American businessman and historian
1885 - 1939
translatorhistorianlinguist
Horatio King
Horatio King
United States Postmaster General (1811-1897)
1811 - 1897
politicianwriter
Donald Edmond Pelotte
Catholic bishop (1945-2010)
1945 - 2010
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
John Hubbard
John Hubbard
American politician (1794-1869)
1794 - 1869
governorpoliticianphysician
John H. Hall
American firearm designer
1781 - 1841
gunsmithinventor
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
Anne Carroll Moore
Anne Carroll Moore
American writer and advocate for children's libraries (1871–1961)
1871 - 1961
literary criticchildren's writerjournalist
Roscoe G. Dickinson
American chemist (1894–1945)
1894 - 1945
university teacherchemist
Nelson Dingley
Nelson Dingley
Journalist and politician (1832-1899)
1832 - 1899
journalistjuristgovernor
Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott
American actress (1874–1950)
1874 - 1950
stage actorsuffragetteactor
Robert Dunham
American actor, racing driver, journalist, US Marine (1931-2001)
1931 - 2001
journalistracing drivermilitary personnel
W. Herbert Dunton
W. Herbert Dunton
American artist (1878-1936)
1878 - 1936
painter
Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill
American politician, 7th Governor of Iowa (1822-1899)
1822 - 1899
governorcolonelpolitician
Edward Weston
Edward Weston
American physician and archer (1846–1918)
1846 - 1918
obstetricianarcher
Henry A. Barrows
Henry A. Barrows
American actor (1875-1945)
1875 - 1945
film actoractor
Frank M. Warren, Sr.
Frank M. Warren, Sr.
American businessman
1848 - 1912
baseball playerbusinessperson
Peleg Sprague
Peleg Sprague
United States federal judge (1793-1880)
1793 - 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
James G. Blunt
James G. Blunt
Union major general during the American Civil War (1826–1881)
1826 - 1881
major generalmilitary officerlawyer
Francis B. Stockbridge
Francis B. Stockbridge
American politician (1826-1894)
1826 - 1894
politician
John Noble Goodwin
John Noble Goodwin
American politician (1824-1887)
1824 - 1887
juristgovernorpolitician
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