Biographical Records

Notable People from Maine

1,023 notable figures born in Maine, showing page 7 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Llewellyn Powers
Llewellyn Powers
American politician (1836–1908)
1836 – 1908
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Frank Mason Robinson
Frank Mason Robinson
American businessman (1845-1923)
1845 – 1923
printmaker
W. Herbert Dunton
W. Herbert Dunton
American artist (1878-1936)
1878 – 1936
painter
Alton Kelley
artist (1940–2008)
1940 – 2008
graphic designerartist
Charles Frederick Hughes
Charles Frederick Hughes
American admiral
1866 – 1934
military officer
Warren H. Carroll
Warren H. Carroll
American historian, Roman Catholic journalist and founding college president (1932-2011)
1932 – 2011
historian
Alice May Douglas
Alice May Douglas
American poet and author
1865 – 1943
editorpoetwriter
Samuel Merrill
Samuel Merrill
American politician, 7th Governor of Iowa (1822-1899)
1822 – 1899
governorcolonelpolitician
Gilbert Patten
American writer (1866-1945)
1866 – 1945
writer
Daniel F. Davis
Daniel F. Davis
American politician and lawyer from Maine (1843-1897)
1843 – 1897
juristgovernorpolitician
Seldon Connor
Seldon Connor
Union United States Army general (1839-1917)
1839 – 1917
Brigadegeneraljuristgovernor
Peleg Sprague
Peleg Sprague
United States federal judge (1793-1880)
1793 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
Freeman H. Morse
Freeman H. Morse
American politician (1807-1891)
1807 – 1891
politician
Nathaniel S. Berry
Nathaniel S. Berry
American politician (1796-1894)
1796 – 1894
military officerjuristgovernor
Ebenezer M. Chamberlain
Ebenezer M. Chamberlain
American politician (1805-1861)
1805 – 1861
politicianlawyerjudge
Frank H. Foss
Frank H. Foss
American politician (1865-1947)
1865 – 1947
politician
Robert Luce
Robert Luce
American politician from Massachusetts (1862-1946)
1862 – 1946
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Daniel Wells Jr.
Daniel Wells Jr.
American politician (1808–1902)
1808 – 1902
politicianbusinessperson
Richard Cutts
Richard Cutts
American politician (June 28, 1771 – April 7, 1845)
1771 – 1845
politicianlawyer
Asher Hinds
Asher Hinds
American politician (1863–1919)
1863 – 1919
politician
John A. Peters
John A. Peters
American politician, lawyer and judge (1864-1953)
1864 – 1953
politicianlawyerjudge
John Irwin Hutchinson
American mathematician (1867-1935)
1867 – 1935
university teachereditormathematician
Joseph Holt Ingraham
Joseph Holt Ingraham
Novelist, teacher (1809-1860)
1809 – 1860
novelistclericauthor
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
American novelist, short story writer, educator (1909–1971)
1909 – 1971
novelistpoetwriter
Charles A. Coffin
Charles A. Coffin
American businessman (1844-1926)
1844 – 1926
businessperson
Luther Whiting Mason
Luther Whiting Mason
American educator (1818–1896)
1818 – 1896
music educator
George Palmer Putnam
George Palmer Putnam
American publisher and writer (1814-1872)
1814 – 1872
publisherwriter
Molly Spotted Elk
Molly Spotted Elk
American actress
1903 – 1977
film actordanceractor
Gail Laughlin
Gail Laughlin
American politician
1868 – 1952
suffragistpolitician
Richard H. Vose
Richard H. Vose
Governor of Maine (1803-1864)
1803 – 1864
politicianlawyer
John Anderson
John Anderson
19th-century American politician from Maine (1792-1853)
1792 – 1853
politicianlawyer
James Otis Kaler
James Otis Kaler
American author, educator (1848-1912)
1848 – 1912
young adult authorchildren's writerjournalist
Charles P. Nelson
Charles P. Nelson
American politician (1907-1962)
1907 – 1962
general counselpoliticiansecretary
Sid Farrar
Sid Farrar
American baseball player
1859 – 1935
baseball player
Herbert Mayhew Lord
Herbert Mayhew Lord
Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget (1859-1930)
1859 – 1930
military officer
Frederic Porter Vinton
Frederic Porter Vinton
American painter (1846-1911)
1846 – 1911
artistpainter
Andrew Sockalexis
Andrew Sockalexis
American distance runner (1891-1919)
1891 – 1919
marathon runnerathletics competitor
Joseph Young Bergen
Joseph Young Bergen
American botanist (1851-1917)
1851 – 1917
botanistwriter
Zebulon York
Zebulon York
Confederate Army general
1819 – 1900
lawyer
James B. Greenough
James B. Greenough
American classical philologist (1833-1901)
1833 – 1901
university teacherclassical philologistlawyer
Bryant Moore
Bryant Moore
U.S. Army officer, commander of the 8th Infantry Division during and after WWII, and the IX Corps in the Korean War (1894-1951)
1894 – 1951
military personnel
Robert P. T. Coffin
American writer (1892–1955)
1892 – 1955
university teacherpoet
Oakes Murphy
Oakes Murphy
American politician (1849-1908)
1849 – 1908
politician
Frederick W. Plaisted
Frederick W. Plaisted
American politician (1865–1943)
1865 – 1943
sheriffgovernorpolitician
George Gore
George Gore
Major League Baseball player (1857–1933)
1857 – 1933
baseball player
Ichabod Goodwin
Ichabod Goodwin
American politician (1794–1882)
1794 – 1882
governorpolitician
William Augustus Hall
William Augustus Hall
American politician (1815–1888)
1815 – 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
Emery J. San Souci
Emery J. San Souci
American politician (1857-1936)
1857 – 1936
merchantgovernorpolitician
William Platt Jencks
American biochemist (1927–2007)
1927 – 2007
biochemistuniversity teacher
Francis Fessenden
Francis Fessenden
United States Army general during American Civil War
1839 – 1906
military officerpoliticianlawyer
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