Maine Famous People

Famous Americans: History and Biographies

Links to histories and biographies of the famous people of Maine. Many famous people of Maine have made significant contributions to the history of our nation and the state of Maine. These famous Americans, famous entertainers, famous players, famous scientist, famous singers, famous statesmen, famous women, heroes, great explorers, and others Maine famous Americans have all made Maine their home. This list includes Maine historical figures, celebrities and those individuals of Maine who have influenced the lives of others.

Famous People

• Joshua L. Chamberlain (1828 - 1914) Civil War general, governor of Maine, president of Bowdoin College; born in Brewer.
• Dorothea Dix (1802 - 1887) Humanitarian and social reformer; born in Hampden.
• Dustin Farnum (1874 - 1929) Popular star of silent films, primarily Westerns.
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809 - 1891) US Vice-President during Abraham Lincoln's first term, and was a senator and a representative from Maine.
• Stephen King (1947 - ) Writer whose novels often are made into motion pictures. Some works include The Shining, Salem's Lot, Carrie, Pet Sematary, and Midnight Shift; born in Portland.
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Considered the most influential poet of his day with famous works such as "The Courtship of Miles Standish" and "Evangeline"; born in Portland.
• Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) Poet; raised in Gardiner.
• Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908 - 1979) US vice president; born in Bar Harbor.
• Margaret Chase Smith (1897 - 1995) The first woman to be elected to both houses of Congress; born in Skowhegan.
• Percy Lebaron Spencer (1894 - 1970) Invented the microwave oven; born in Howland.
• Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896), abolitionist and humanitarian, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; lived in Brunswick.

More Famous People of Maine

• Walter Van Tilburg Clark writer, East Oreland
• Cyrus Curtis publisher, Portland
• John Ford film director, Cape Elizabeth
• Melville Fuller jurist, Augusta
• Marsden Hartley painter, Lewiston
• Sarah Orne Jewett author, South Berwick
• Linda Lavin actress, Portland
• Hiram Stevens Maxim inventor, Sangerville
• Edna St. Vincent Millay poet, Rockland
• Marston Morse mathematician, Waterville
• Frank Munsey publisher, Mercer
• Walter Piston composer, Rockland
• George Palmer Putnam publisher, Brunswick
• Kenneth Roberts historical author, Kennebunk
• Francis & Freelan Stanley inventors, Kingfield
• John Hay Whitney publisher, Ellsworth