List of people from Maine

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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the American state of Maine, live in Maine, or for whom Maine is a significant part of their identity.

Contents: 

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• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also
• References

A

Erin Andrews

• Angela Adams (born 1965), designer; born in North Haven
• Paul André Albert (1926–2019), scientist; born in Van Buren
• Tom Allen (born 1945), politician, congressman (1997–2009); born in Portland
• Adelbert Ames (1835–1933), military officer, politician, governor of Mississippi (1868–1870; 1874–1876), United States senator from Mississippi (1870–1874); born in Rockland
• Benjamin Ames (1778–1835), politician, governor of Maine (1821–1822); lived in Houlton
• Erin Andrews (born 1978), sportscaster, Dancing With the Stars contestant and co-host; born in Lewiston

B

James G. Blaine

• John Baldacci (born 1955), politician, governor of Maine (2003–2011), congressman (1995–2003); born in Bangor, lives in Portland
• Christopher Daniel Barnes (born 1972), actor, voice actor, The Little Mermaid film, Spider-Man television series; born in Portland
• Charles P. Barnes (1869-1951), 17th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and 67th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; born and died in Houlton
• Trevor Bates (born 1993), former professional football player; born in Portland
• Marie Battiste (born 1949), indigenous scholar; born in Houlton
• Leon Leonwood Bean (1872–1967), founder of L.L. Bean Inc., a large private retail company in Freeport
• Linda Bean (1941–2024), businessperson and political candidate, granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean; lived in Freeport
• Corey Beaulieu (born 1983), musician, guitarist in Trivium; born in Brunswick
• Anna Belknap (born 1974), actress, Lindsay Monroe on CSI: NY ; born in Damariscotta
• Shenna Bellows (born 1975), politician, Secretary of State of Maine; lives in Manchester
• Rick Bennett (born 1963), politician, former President of the Maine Senate; lives in Norway
• Joan Benoit (born 1957), first women's Olympic marathon champion; born in Cape Elizabeth
• Louisa Dow Benton (1831–1895), linguist, translator; born in Portland
• Jacques Berlinerblau (born 1966), religious scholar, Georgetown University professor; born in Portland
• Carroll Thayer Berry (1886–1978), printmaker, woodcut engraver, painter and photographer; born in New Gloucester
• Albert S. Bickmore (1839–1914), naturalist, originator and principal founder of the American Museum of Natural History; born in St. George
• Del Bissonette (1899–1972), professional baseball player and coach; born in Winthrop
• Nina Blackwood (born 1955), radio and television personality, actor, model; lives in Mid Coast region ^[1]
• James G. Blaine (1830–1893), United States representative from Maine, senator from Maine, and secretary of state, Republican presidential candidate in 1884; lived in Augusta
• Dennis Blair (born 1947), US Director of National Intelligence (2009–2010), four-star U.S. Navy admiral; born in Kittery
• Cindy Blodgett (born 1975), former professional basketball player and coach; born in Clinton
• Tim Boetsch (born 1981), mixed martial artist; born in Lincolnville
• Gordon Bok (born 1939), folk singer-songwriter; born in Camden
• Dan Bolduc (born 1953), former professional hockey player; born in Waterville
• Ralph Botting (born 1955), pitcher for the California Angels; born in Houlton
• [William B. Bradbury] (1816-1868), musician, teacher, composer, piano manufacturer, entrepreneur
• Milton Bradley (1836–1911), board game manufacturer with the Milton Bradley Company; born in Vienna
• Joseph E. Brennan (1934–2024), politician, governor of Maine (1979–1987), congressman (1987–1991); born in Portland
• Contessa Brewer (born 1974), news anchor for MSNBC; born in Parsonsfield
• Styles Bridges (1898–1961), politician, governor of New Hampshire (1935–1937) and U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1937–1961); born in Pembroke
• James Brooks (1807–1873), congressman from New York; born in Portland
• Brett Brown (born 1961), professional basketball coach and executive; born in South Portland
• Harry Brown (1917–1986), poet, novelist, screenwriter; born in Portland
• Scott Brown (born 1959), U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2010–13); born in Kittery
• Ashley Bryan (1923–2022), writer and illustrator; resided in Islesford
• Chet Bulger (1917–2009), professional football player; born in Rumford
• John Bunting (born 1950), former professional football player; born in Portland
• Marisa Butler (born 1994), model, singer and beauty pageant title holder; Miss Maine USA 2016, Miss World America 2018, and Miss Earth USA 2021
• Brian Butterfield (born 1958), professional baseball coach; born in Bangor

C

Bill Carrigan

Joshua L. Chamberlain

• Nik Caner-Medley (born 1983), former professional basketball player; raised in Portland
• Al Carbee (1914–2005), outsider artist; born in Portland, lived in Saco
• Robert Card, US Army reserve sergeant first class (E-7) and mass murderer
• John Cariani (born 1969), actor, Law & Order ; grew up in Presque Isle
• Tom Caron (born 1963), sportscaster and soccer executive; born in Lewiston
• Howie Carr (born 1952), journalist, author, radio talk-show host; born in Portland
• Michael. E Carpenter (born 1947), Maine Attorney General and state legislator; born in Houlton
• Bill Carrigan (1883–1969), professional baseball player and manager; born in Lewiston
• Rachel Carson (1907–1964), author; lived in Southport
• Shepard Cary (1805-1866) US congressman; died in Houlton
• Walter Case Jr., harness racer
• Elisabeth Cavazza (1849–1926), author, journalist; born in Portland
• Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914), Civil War major general, governor of Maine (1867–1871)
• Thomas Davee Chamberlain (1841–1896), Civil War lieutenant colonel, brother of Major General Joshua Chamberlain
• Conrad Chase (1965–2024), actor, singer; born in Portland
• Oren Burbank Cheney (1816–1903), student, teacher, principal Parsonsfield Seminary; Free Will Baptist clergyman; abolitionist; founding president of Bates College
• Yvon Chouinard (born 1938), founder of Black Diamond Equipment and Patagonia; born in Lewiston
• Cody Christian (born 1995), actor; Pretty Little Liars , Teen Wolf ; born in Portland and grew up on a Penobscot reservation
• Frank Churchill (1901–1942), Oscar-winning composer for many Disney animated films; born in Rumford
• Carolyn Chute (born 1947), novelist, populist political activist; born in Portland; lives in Parsonsfield
• Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Attorney General of the United States; lived in Newfield
• Eunice Hale Cobb (1803–1880), writer, activist; born in Kennebunk
• William Cohen (born 1940), U.S. congressman (1973–1979), senator (1979–1997), US secretary of defense (1997–2001); born in and mayor of Bangor (1971–1973)
• Samuel Colman (1832–1920), artist, writer, interior designer; born in Portland
• Susan Collins (born 1952), U.S. senator from Maine; born in Caribou
• Jennie Maria Drinkwater Conklin (1841–1900), author, activist; born in Portland
• Ernie Coombs (1927–2001), children's entertainer, known for Mr. Dressup ; born in Lewiston
• Michelle Coombs, geologist currently working in Alaska, originally from Maine
• Thurlow Cooper (1933–2008), professional football player; born in Augusta
• William Coperthwaite (1930–2013), educator and yurt advocate; born in Monticello
• Ron Corning (born 1971), TV host at WFAA in Dallas, Texas; raised in Calais
• Mike "Fluff" Cowan (born 1947), PGA Tour golf caddy; born in Winslow
• Ricky Craven (born 1966), ESPN broadcaster, NASCAR driver; born in Newburgh
• Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder; lives in Old Orchard Beach
• Ian Crocker (born 1982), three-time Olympic champion in swimming; born in Portland
• Effie Crockett (1856–1940), actress, wrote and composed the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby"; born in Rockland
• John Crowley (born 1942), author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction; born in Presque Isle
• Earl Cunningham (1893–1977), folk artist; born in Edgecomb
• Dick Curless (1932–1995), country singer; born in Fort Fairfield
• Ron Currie Jr. (born 1975), author; lives in Portland

D

Patrick Dempsey

Brian Dumoulin

• Robert L. Dale (1924–2020), pilot in Antarctica and namesake of the Dale Glacier; lived in Brunswick
• Sarah D'Alelio (born 1980), professional mixed martial artist; born in Belfast
• Frances Brackett Damon (1857–1939), poet, writer; born in Dexter
• Olive E. Dana (1859–1904), writer, poet; born in Augusta
• Bette Davis (1908–1989), two-time Oscar-winning actress; born in Massachusetts and lived in Cape Elizabeth
• Marcus Davis (born 1963), mixed martial arts fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship; born in Houlton
• Nate Davis (born 1996), professional football player; born in York
• Owen Davis (1874–1956), Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist; born in Portland
• Howie Day (born 1981), singer; born and raised in Brewer
• Everett De Roche (1946–2014), screenwriter; born in Lincoln
• William Deering (1826–1913), businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of International Harvester; born in South Paris
• Grace DeGennaro (born 1956), artist; resides in Yarmouth
• Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), actor; born in Lewiston
• Nelson Dingley Jr. (1832–1899), governor of Maine (1874–1876), member of US House of Representatives (1881–1899), responsible for the Dingley Tariff
• Rick DiPietro (born 1981), former professional hockey player; born in Lewiston
• Dorothea Dix (1802–1878), pioneering advocate for treatment and care of the handicapped and mentally ill; born in Hampden
• George Dole (1885–1928), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics; born in Michigan and lived in Bath
• Jeff Donnell (1921–1988), actress; born in Windham
• Alice May Douglas (1865–1943), poet, author, editor; born in Bath
• Paul Douglas (1892–1976), economist and Illinois senator (1949–1967); partly raised in Onawa
• Cornelia M. Dow (1842–1905), philanthropist, temperance activist; born and died in Portland
• William Dufris (1958-2020), original voice of Bob the Builder in North America; born in Houlton; died in South Portland
• Brian Dumoulin (born 1991), professional hockey player; born in Biddeford
• Emma B. Dunham (1826–1910), poet, teacher; born in Minot; died in Deering

E

• Kevin Eastman (born 1962), comic book artist and writer; co-created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; born in Portland
• Stanley Boyd Eaton (born 1938), radiologist, one of the originators of the concept of Paleolithic nutrition; born in Old Town
• Gertrude Elliott (1874–1950), actress on stage and in silent movies; born in Rockland
• Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), stage actress; born in Rockland
• Robbie Ellis (born 1943), professional wrestler who was featured in Sports Illustrated ; born in Portland
• Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907), author, ethnologist; born in New Sharon
• George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), educator; born in Kennebunk

F

William Pitt Fessenden

John Ford

• Myrna Fahey (1933–1973), actress, Father of the Bride ; born in Carmel
• Hannah Tobey Farmer (1823-1891), philanthropist, writer, social reformer; born in Berwick; died in Eliot
• Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka; born in Portland
• Wallace Rider Farrington (1871–1933), journalist and government administrator, Territorial Governor of Hawaii (1921–1929); born in Orono
• Parker Fennelly (1891–1988), actor; born in Northeast Harbor
• William Pitt Fessenden (1806–1869), politician, Secretary of the Treasury (1864–1865); Congressman (1841–1843); Senator (1854–1864; 1865–1869); lived in Portland
• Greg Finley (born 1984), actor, The Secret Life of the American Teenager ; born in Portland
• Frank Fixaris (1934–2006), sportscaster; resident of Falmouth
• Cooper Flagg (born 2006), collegiate basketball player; born in Newport
• Ryan Flaherty (born 1986), former professional baseball player and current coach; born in Portland
• James Flavin (1906–1976), film and television actor; born in Portland
• Charles Flint (1850–1934), businessman, founder of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, which later became IBM; born in Thomaston
• Francis Ford (1881–1953), actor, writer, director, brother of John Ford; born in Portland
• John Ford (1894–1973), film director, winner of six Oscars; born in Cape Elizabeth, raised on Munjoy Hill in Portland
• Philip Ford (1900–1976), film director, nephew of John Ford; born in Portland
• Doug Friedman (born 1976), former professional hockey player; born in Cape Elizabeth
• Melville Fuller (1833–1910), eighth Chief Justice of the United States (1888–1910); born in Augusta
• Charlie Furbush (born 1986), former professional baseball player; born in Portland

G

• Joey Gamache (born 1966), lightweight champion who boxed from 1976 to 2000; originally from Lewiston
• Peter A. Garland (1923–2005), politician, congressman (1961–1963); lived in Brunswick
• Scott Garland (born 1973), WWE wrestler, ring name Scotty 2 Hotty; born in Westbrook
• Gladys George (1904–1954), actress, The Maltese Falcon , The Best Years of Our Lives ; born in Patten
• Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. (1868–1924), early advocate of scientific management and pioneer of motion study; born in Fairfield
• Jon Gillies (born 1994), professional hockey player; raised in South Portland
• Everett Glass (1891–1966), actor; born in Bangor
• Charles Goddard (1879–1951), playwright and screenwriter for silent films; born in Portland
• Jared Golden (born 1982), politician, congressman (2019–); lives in Lewiston
• George Gore (1854–1933), professional baseball player; born in Saccarappa
• Gary Gordon (1960–1993), master sergeant in the U.S. Army who died during Operation Gothic Serpent; born in Lincoln
• Noah Gray-Cabey (born 1995), teen actor, My Wife and Kids , Heroes ; raised in Newry
• Chris Greeley (1962–2023), politician, Cosmopolitan magazine's Bachelor of the Month in June 1993; appeared on multiple TV shows in the 1990s
• Mace Greenleaf (1872–1912), stage and screen actor in silent films; born in Dixfield
• Patty Griffin (born 1964), Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician; born in Old Town
• Einar Gustafson (1935–2001), childhood cancer patient, namesake of The Jimmy Fund; born and raised in New Sweden

H

Hannibal Hamlin

• Edwin Hall (1855–1938), physicist who discovered the "Hall effect"; born in Gorham
• John H. Hall (1781–1841), inventor of the M1819 Hall breech-loading rifle; mass production innovator; born in Portland
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), 15th vice president of the United States and U.S. senator; born in Paris
• Simon Hamlin (1866–1939), politician, congressman (1935–1937); born in Standish
• Frank Handlen (1916–2023), artist and shipwright; born in Brooklyn
• Al Harris (born 1956), former professional football player and coach; born in Bangor
• Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), artist, poet; born in Lewiston
• George Haskins (1915–1991), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Juliana Hatfield (born 1967), guitarist and singer-songwriter; born in Wiscasset
• Garnet Hathaway (born 1991), professional hockey player; raised in Kennebunkport
• Heather Hemmens (born 1988), actress, Hellcats ; raised in Waldo
• James Chico Hernandez (born 1954), sambo martial artist; resides in Washburn
• Richard Herrick (1931–1963), received the first successful organ transplant from identical twin brother Ronald Herrick in 1954; born and lived in Maine
• Ira G. Hersey (1858-1943), US congressman; born in Hodgdon
• Charlie Hewitt (born 1946), artist; born in Lewiston
• Joe Hill (born 1971), horror novelist; born in Hermon
• Stan Hindman (1944–2020), professional football player; born in Houlton
• John Hodgman (born 1971), actor, writer and comedian; lives in Brooklin
• Mackenzie Holmes (born 2000), professional basketball player; born in Gorham
• Will Holt (1929–2015), singer-songwriter, librettist and lyricist; born in Portland
• Winslow Homer (1836–1910), 19th-century painter; lived in Prouts Neck
• Jean E. Howard (born 1948), George Delacorte Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University; born in Houlton
• Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909), United States Army officer and a Union general; born in Leeds
• Caroline Dana Howe (1824–1907), writer, poet, hymnwriter; born in Fryeburg
• Debra Lee Hovey (born 1954), Connecticut State Representative
• Frank M. Hume, colonel; commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry, 26th Division during World War I; born in Bridgewater; died in Houlton
• Helen Marr Hurd (1839–1909), educator, poet; born in Harmony; died in St. Albans

I

• Robert Indiana (1928–2018), pop artist; lived in Vinalhaven
• Happy Iott (1876-1941), Major League Baseball outfielder; born in Houlton; died in Island Falls

J

• Dave Jackson (1902–1978), Allagash Wilderness Waterway guide; born in Allagash
• Sandi Jackson (born 1963), politician, former member of the Chicago City Council; born in Kittery
• Troy Jackson (born 1968), politician, former president of the Maine Senate; lives in Allagash
• Theodora R. Jenness (1847–1935), writer, editor; born in Greenwood
• Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), novelist and short story writer; lived in South Berwick
• Jigger Johnson (1871–1935), logger and American folk hero known for his numerous off-the-job exploits; born in Fryeburg

K

Stephen King

• Natalie Kalmus (1882–1965), "color supervisor" of virtually all Technicolor feature films made from 1934 to 1949; born in Houlton
• Linda Kasabian (born 1949), member of Charles Manson's "family"; born in Biddeford
• Alton Kelley (1940-2008), psychedelic poster artist; born in Houlton
• David E. Kelley (born 1956), Emmy-winning television producer and writer; born in Waterville
• Anna Kendrick (born 1985), Oscar-nominated actress; born in Portland
• Matthew Kenney (born 1964), celebrity chef, author, educator and entrepreneur; raised in Searsport
• Sumner Kimball (1834–1923), general supt. of U.S. Life-Saving Service; born in Lebanon; raised in Sanford
• Matt Kinney (born 1976), former professional baseball player; born in Bangor
• Angus King (born 1944), governor of Maine (1995–2003), US senator from Maine (since 2013); lives in Brunswick
• Owen King (born 1977), author; raised in Bangor
• Stephen King (born 1947), novelist whose books have sold more than 350 million copies; born in Portland; raised in Durham; lives in Bangor
• Tabitha King (born 1949), novelist, wife of Stephen King; born in Old Town; lives in Bangor
• William King (1788–1852), politician, first Governor of Maine (1820–1821); born in Scarborough

L

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Pete Ladd (1956–2023), professional baseball player; born in Portland
• Linda Lavin (1937–2024), actress, Alice , six-time Tony Award nominee; born and raised in Portland
• Abby Fisher Leavitt (1836–1897), social reformer, newspaper publisher; born in Bangor
• Bud Leavitt Jr. (1917–1994), Bangor sportswriter, outdoor columnist, television host
• Ray Lemek (1934–2005), professional football player; lived in Readfield
• Paul LePage (born 1948), politician, governor of Maine (2011–2019), mayor of Waterville (2003–2011); born in Lewiston
• Roger Levesque (born 1981), former professional soccer player; born in Portland
• Enoch Lincoln (1788–1829), politician, governor of Maine (1827–1829), US congressman (1818–1826); lived in Augusta
• Tawny Little (born 1956), 1976 Miss America, television journalist; born in Portland
• Elle Logan (born 1987), 2008 Olympic gold medalist in women's rowing; born in Portland
• Alvin Orlando Lombard (1856–1937), inventor of continuous tracked vehicles; born in Springfield
• James B. Longley (1924–1980), first Independent governor of Maine (1975–1979); born in Bangor
• James B. Longley Jr. (born 1951), politician, congressman (1995–1997); born in Lewiston
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), poet; born and raised in Portland; attended Bowdoin College
• Barry B. Longyear (1942–2025), novelist, author of Enemy Mine; lived in New Sharon
• Bob Ludwig (born 1945), audio mastering engineer, founder of Gateway Mastering and DVD in Portland

M

George J. Mitchell

Edmund Muskie

• Marc Macaulay (born 1957), actor, Burn Notice ; born in Millinocket
• Frances Laughton Mace (1836–1899), poet; born in Orono
• Dick MacPherson (1930–2017), football coach; born in Old Town
• Nicole Maines (born 1997), actress, Supergirl , LGBT rights activist; lives in Portland
• Lester D. Mallory (1904-1994), diplomat; born in Houlton
• Ella M. S. Marble (1850–1929), physician; born in Gorham; died in Paris
• Bob Marley (born 1967), stand-up comedian; from Portland; born in Bangor
• Andrea Martin (born 1947), actress, comedian, voice actress, SCTV , My Big Fat Greek Wedding , Kim Possible , Earthworm Jim ; born in Portland
• Steve Martin (born 1952), sportscaster; born in Millinocket
• H.S. Maxim (1840–1916), inventor of Maxim gun; born in Sangerville
• Julia Harris May (1833–1912), poet, teacher, founder; born in Strong
• David McCullough (1933–2022), author, historian, Pulitzer Prize winner; lived in Camden
• Cynthia McFadden (born 1956), co-anchor of Nightline and Primetime ; born in Lewiston
• Mike McHugh (born 1965), former professional hockey player; born in Bowdoin
• John McKernan (born 1948), politician, governor of Maine (1987–1995), congressman (1983–1987); born in Bangor
• Victor McKusick (1921–2008), physician, scientist, "father of medical genetics"; born in Parkman
• Vincent McKusick (1921–2014), attorney, chief justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court; born in Parkman
• Christian McLaughlin (born 1967), TV writer, producer, novelist; born in Houlton
• Don McLean (born 1945), singer-songwriter; lives in Camden
• Vaughn Meader (1936–2004), comedian, impersonator, musician, film actor; born in Waterville
• Holman Melcher (1841–1905), soldier, businessman, and politician; 35th Mayor of Portland
• Henry Clay Merriam (1837–1912), Civil War-era general, awarded the Medal of Honor; born in Houlton
• Estelle M. H. Merrill (1858–1908), journalist, editor; born in Jefferson
• Helen Maud Merrill (1865–1943), litterateur, poet; born in Bangor; died in Portland; died in Portland
• Mike Michaud (born 1955), politician, congressman (2003–2015); lives in East Millinocket
• Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950); poet; born in Rockland * Janet T. Mills (born 1948); politician, governor of Maine (2019–); born in Farmington
• George J. Mitchell (born 1933), U.S. Senate Majority Leader, significant player in peace process of Northern Ireland; born in Waterville
• Herb Mitchell (1937–2011), actor, director; born in Bar Harbor
• Will Montgomery (born 1983), former professional football player; born in Brunswick
• Matthew Mulligan (born 1985), former professional football player; born in Bangor and lived in Enfield
• Edmund Muskie (1914–1996); politician, governor and then senator of Maine, and Democratic vice presidential nominee (1968), U.S. secretary of state (1980–1981); born in Rumford

N

• Emma Huntington Nason (1845–1921), poet, author, musical composer; born in Hallowell
• John Neal (1793–1876), writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist; lived entire life in Portland except for sixteen years in Boston, Baltimore, and London ^[2]
• Judd Nelson (born 1959), actor, The Breakfast Club , Suddenly Susan ; born in Portland
• Louise Nevelson (1899–1988), sculptor of found objects; came to Maine when she was five and lived in Rockland
• Rachel Nichols (born 1980), actress, Alias , Star Trek , G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ; born and raised in Augusta
• Stephanie Niznik (1967–2019), actress, Everwood , Vanishing Son , Life Is Wild ; born in Bangor
• Lillian Nordica (1857–1914), opera singer known as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the 19th and 20th centuries; born in Farmington
• William North (1755–1836), Revolutionary soldier, later made a general, aide-de-camp to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, U.S. senator from New York (1798); born in Pemaquid
• Edward Lawry Norton (1898–1983), Bell Labs engineer and scientist famous for developing the concept of the Norton equivalent circuit; born in Rockland

O

• Harry Oakes (1874–1943), discovered second-largest gold mine in Canada; mysteriously murdered in the Bahamas, which became basis of several books and movies; born in Sangerville
• Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818), naval officer of American Revolutionary War; born in Kittery
• John O'Hurley (born 1954), actor, voice actor, TV personality; J. Peterman on Seinfeld ; born in Kittery
• Wyatt Omsberg (born 1995), professional soccer player; born in Belgrade

P

• Freddy Parent (1875–1972), professional baseball player; born in Biddeford
• Albion K. Parris (1788–1857), politician, governor of Maine (1822–1827), US senator (1827–1828); born in Hebron
• Gilbert Patten (1866–1945), author of the Frank Merriwell novels; born in Corinna
• Frannie Peabody (1903–2001), HIV/AIDS activist, helped establish The AIDS Project, and co-founded the Peabody House
• Waldo Peirce (1884–1970), artist; born in Bangor; lived most of his life in Maine
• Maynard Pennell (1910–1994), Boeing executive and chief engineer of the 707 prototype; born in Skowhegan
• Greenleaf Whittier Pickard (1877–1956), radio pioneer and 1926 IEEE Medal of Honor winner; born in Portland
• Chellie Pingree (born 1955), politician, congresswoman (since 2009); lives in North Haven
• Hannah Pingree (born 1976), politician, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; lives in North Haven
• Bruce Poliquin (born 1953), politician, congressman (2015–2019); born in Waterville, lives in Oakland
• Darryl Pollard (born 1964), former professional football player; born in Ellsworth
• John A. Poor (1808–1871), developer of the Portland gauge Maine railway system; born in Andover
• Bern Porter (1911-2004), artist, writer, publisher, and physicist; born in Houlton
• Quinton Porter (born 1982), former professional football player; born in Portland
• Zach Porter (born 1989), singer-songwriter for Allstar Weekend; born in Bath
• Shirley Povich (1905–1998), sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post ; born in Bar Harbor

Q

• Althea G. Quimby (1858–1942), president, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maine; born in Norway
• Colby Quiñones (born 2003), professional soccer player, Portland Hearts of Pine and Puerto Rico national team; born in Biddeford
• Tracy Quint, politician; lives in Hodgdon

R

Thomas Brackett Reed

• Esther Ralston (1902–1994), silent film actress; born in Bar Harbor
• Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), U.S. representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889–1891 and 1895–1899; born in Portland
• Ryan Reid (born 1985), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
• Lois Rice (1933–2017), businesswoman and educator, mother of Susan Rice; born in Portland
• Derek Rivers (born 1994), professional football player; born in Augusta
• Aaron Robinson (born 1970), composer; born in Camden and raised in Waldoboro
• Duncan Robinson (born 1994), professional basketball player; born in York
• Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), poet; born in Alna and raised in Gardiner
• Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), businessman, philanthropist, public servant, vice president of the United States (1974–1977) and governor of New York (1959–1973); born in Bar Harbor
• Charles Rocket (1949–2005), actor, Saturday Night Live , Tequila and Bonetti , Dumb and Dumber ; born in Bangor
• Lou Rogers (1879–1952), suffrage cartoonist, writer, and radio personality; born in Patten
• Mark Rogers (born 1986), former professional baseball player; born in Brunswick
• Daniel Rose (1772–1835), politician, governor of Maine (1822); lived in Thomaston
• Henrietta Gould Rowe (1834/35–1910), litterateur, author; born in East Corinth
• Victoria Rowell (born 1959), actress, The Young and the Restless , Diagnosis: Murder , Dumb and Dumber ; born and raised in Portland
• Travis Roy (1975–2020), college ice hockey player and disability rights activist; born in Augusta
• Robert Rushworth (1924–1993), U.S. Air Force major general and test pilot; born in Madison

S

Samantha Smith

• Tim Sample (born 1951), humorist and author; born in Fort Fairfield and raised in Boothbay Harbor
• Sue A. Sanders (1842–1931), teacher, clubwoman, author; born in Casco
• Salome Sellers (1800–1909), centenarian; born in Deer Isle
• Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), actor; attended University of Southern Maine
• Reta Shaw (1912–1982), actress, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir , Mary Poppins ; born in South Paris
• Arthur Shawcross (1945–2008), serial killer; born in Kittery
• Roger Sherman (1940-2024), politician; born in Hodgdon
• Timothy Simons (born 1978), actor, Veep ; born in Readfield
• Mark Sisson (born 1953), blogger and co-founder of Primal Kitchen
• Albion Woodbury Small (1854–1926), sociologist and founder of first university department of sociology in United States; born in Buckfield and raised in Bangor
• Taylor Small (born 1994), politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2021–present); born in Portland
• Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress (1940–1973); ^[3] first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the presidency at a major political party's convention; ^[4] born in Skowhegan ^[5]
• George Otis Smith (1871-1944), geologist; born in Hodgdon, died in Portland
• Samantha Smith (1972–1985), child peace activist, child actress; born in Houlton, later lived in Manchester
• Kate Snow (born 1969), television journalist for NBC News; born in Bangor
• Olympia Snowe (born 1947), congresswoman and U.S. senator; born in Augusta and raised in Auburn
• Louis Sockalexis (1871–1931), professional baseball player; born on Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
• Brett Somers (1922–2007), actress; born in Canada and raised in Portland
• Silas Soule (1838-1865), Union Army officer and hero for refusing to participate in the Sand Creek Massacre; born in Bath
• Susan Marr Spalding (1841–1908), poet; born in Bath
• Aly Spaltro (born 1989), musician known professionally as Lady Lamb; began her recording career in Brunswick
• Ellis Spear (1834–1917), Civil War lieutenant colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment
• Percy Spencer (1894–1970), inventor of the microwave oven; born in Howland
• Spose (born 1985), rapper, podcaster; lives in Wells
• Andrew St. John (born 1982), actor, General Hospital , Life Is Wild ; born in Millinocket
• Bob Stanley (born 1954), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
• Cordelia Stanwood (1865–1968), teacher, ornithologist, and wildlife photographer; born in Ellsworth
• Tim Stauffer (born 1982), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
• C. A. Stephens (1844–1931), writer and gerontologist; born and died in Norway
• C. J. Stevens (1927–2021), author; born in Smithfield and has lived in Phillips, Weld, and Temple
• Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), author of Uncle Tom's Cabin ; lived in Brunswick
• Noel Paul Stookey (born 1937); folk singer and songwriter; member of Peter Paul and Mary group; resides in Blue Hill
• Charlie Summers (born 1956); politician, Secretary of State of Maine (2011–2013); lives in Biddeford
• Gregory Swallow, state legislator; lives in Houlton
• Bill Swift (born 1961), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
• Tim Sylvia (born 1976), mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler; born in Ellsworth

T

Liv Tyler

• Drew Taggart (born 1989), musician, DJ, singer of the Chainsmokers; grew up in Freeport
• Gerald Talbot (born 1931), Maine state legislator (1972–1978), African American civil rights activist; born in Bangor
• Phyllis Thaxter (1919–2012), actress; born in Portland
• Augustin Thompson (1835–1903), creator of Moxie; born in Union
• Brigadier Samuel Thompson (1734–1798), soldier of the American Revolutionary War; lived in Brunswick
• Gary Thorne (born 1948), sportscaster; born in Bangor
• Luis Tiant (1940–2024), professional baseball player; lived in Wells
• Andrew J. Tozier (1838–1910), soldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient; born in Litchfield
• Novella Jewell Trott (1846–1929), author, editor; born in Woolwich
• Jeff Turner (born 1962), retired professional basketball player; born in Bangor
• Liv Tyler (born 1977), actress, daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler; grew up in Maine

U

• John G. Utterback (1872–1955), politician, congressman (1933–1935); lived in Bangor

V

Rudy Vallée

• Donald Valle (1908–1977), founder and owner of Valle's Steak House restaurant chain; born in Italy, moved to Portland in 1912
• Richard Valle (1931–1995), son of Donald Valle and owner of eponymously named Valle's Steak House; born in Portland
• Rudy Vallée (1901–1986), singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer; lived in Westbrook
• Todd Verow (born 1966), filmmaker, cinematographer, actor; born in Bangor

W

• Oliver Wahlstrom (born 2000), professional hockey player; born in Yarmouth
• John Bruce Wallace (born 1950), composer, musician, author; born in Calais
• Dan Walters (1966–2020), baseball player; born in Brunswick
• Sam Webb (born 1945), former chairman of Communist Party USA; born in Maine
• Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008), novelist; lived in Blue Hill
• Clarence White (1944–1973), bluegrass, country rock, and rock guitarist; born in Lewiston
• E. B. White (1899–1985), essayist, author, humorist, poet; lived in Brooklin
• Ellen G. White (1827–1915), author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; born in Gorham
• Charles Whitman (1842–1910), zoologist, influential to the founding of classical ethology; born in Woodstock
• Danny Wilde (born 1956), guitarist, singer, and founding member of pop group The Rembrandts; born in Houlton
• JoAnn Willette (born 1963), actress, Just the Ten of Us ; born in Lewiston
• Carl Willey (1931–2009), professional baseball player; born in Cherryfield
• William D. Williamson (1779–1846), politician, governor of Maine (1821); lived in Bangor
• Dorothy Clarke Wilson (1904–2003), author, playwright; born in Gardiner
• Abba Goold Woolson (1838–1921), writer; born in Windham
• Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), 20th-century painter; had a home in Cushing
• Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), contemporary painter; lives in Monhegan
• N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945), artist and illustrator; bought a home in Port Clyde in the 1930s
• Nick Wyman (born 1950), actor, Die Hard with a Vengeance ; born in Portland

Z

• Steven Zirnkilton (born 1958), voice actor and former politician; lives in Seal Harbor

See also

• Biography portal
• Maine portal
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• List of Maine suffragists
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References

1. "Original MTV VJ finds excitement of a new kind in Maine". November 11, 2013.
2. Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. pp. 11–12. ISBN   080-5-7723-08.
3. "Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995)". University of Maine.
4. "SMITH, Margaret Chase (1897–1995)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
5. Current Biography Yearbook VI. H.W. Wilson Company. 1971.