List of people from Portland, Maine

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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Portland, Maine.

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Eccentric and influential writer and critic, John Neal John Neal by Sarah Miriam Peale 1823 Portland Museum of Art.jpg
Eccentric and influential writer and critic, John Neal
Birthplace of Thomas B. Reed c. 1915 (since demolished) Thomas B. Reed Birthplace, Portland, ME.jpg
Birthplace of Thomas B. Reed c.1915 (since demolished)
Wadsworth-Longfellow House c. 1910 Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ME.jpg
Wadsworth-Longfellow House c.1910
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Fort Levett

Authors and academics

Business

Explorers and settlers

Media and arts

Academy Award winning director John Ford John Ford 1946.jpg
Academy Award winning director John Ford
Actress and singer Anna Kendrick AnnaKendrick09TIFF-cropped.jpg
Actress and singer Anna Kendrick

Military

Mexican-American and Civil War naval officer James Alden Jr. James Alden noaa.jpg
Mexican-American and Civil War naval officer James Alden Jr.

Politics

William P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury for Abraham Lincoln Hon. Wm. Pitt Fessenden of Maine.png
William P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury for Abraham Lincoln
Senator and diplomat George Mitchell George Mitchell 1980.jpg
Senator and diplomat George Mitchell

Professionals

Sports

Major League Baseball player Ryan Flaherty Ryan Flaherty 2014.jpg
Major League Baseball player Ryan Flaherty

Other

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosehill Cemetery</span> American garden cemetery

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maine Historical Society</span> Historical society in Maine, US

The Maine Historical Society is the official historical society of the U.S. state of Maine. It is located at 489 Congress Street in downtown Portland. The Society currently operates the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, a National Historic Landmark, Longfellow Garden, the Maine Historical Society Museum and Store, the Brown Research Library, as well as the Maine Memory Network, an online database of documents and images that includes resources from many of state's local historical societies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Cemetery</span> United States historic place

Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Established in 1668, it is the city's oldest historic site. It has more than 4,000 marked graves with an estimated further 3,000 burials in unmarked plots. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

  1. Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN   978-1-57197-088-6.
  2. "James Thorne (Maine)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.