List of people from Maine

A

• Angela Adams, designer; born in North Haven
• Paul André Albert, scientist; born in Van Buren
• Tom Allen, politician, Congressman ; born in Portland
• Adelbert Ames, military officer, politician, Governor of Mississippi, United States Senator from Mississippi ; born in Rockland
• Benjamin Ames, politician, Governor of Maine ; lived in Houlton
• Erin Andrews, sportscaster, Dancing With the Stars contestant and co-host; born in Lewiston
• Tom Andrews, politician, Congressman from Maine ; lives in Portland
• Dorothy Appleby, film actress from the 1930s and 1940s; born in Portland
• Katie Aselton, actress, The League; born in Milbridge

  B

• John Baldacci, politician, Governor of Maine, Congressman ; born in Bangor, lives in Portland
• Christopher Daniel Barnes, actor, voice actor, The Little Mermaid film, Spider-Man television series; born in Portland
• Trevor Bates, NFL player; born in Portland
• Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of L.L. Bean Inc., a large private retail company in Freeport
• Corey Beaulieu, musician, guitarist in Trivium; born in Brunswick
• Anna Belknap, actress, Lindsay Monroe on ; born in Damariscotta
• Joan Benoit, first women's Olympic marathon champion; born in Cape Elizabeth
• Jacques Berlinerblau, religious scholar, Georgetown University professor; born in Portland
• Carroll Thayer Berry, printmaker, woodcut engraver, painter and photographer; born in New Gloucester
• Julie Berry, television personality and producer; born in Lewiston
• Nina Blackwood, radio and television personality, actor, model; lives in Mid Coast region
• James G. Blaine, United States Representative, Senator, and Secretary of State, Republican presidential candidate in 1884
• Dennis Blair, US Director of National Intelligence, retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral; born in Kittery
• Cindy Blodgett, basketball player and coach; born in Clinton
• Tim Boetsch, mixed martial artist; born in Lincolnville
• Gordon Bok, folk singer-songwriter; born in Camden
• Milton Bradley, board game manufacturer with the Milton Bradley Company; born in Vienna
• Joseph E. Brennan, politician, Governor of Maine, Congressman ; born in Portland
• Contessa Brewer, news anchor for MSNBC; born in Parsonsfield
• Brett Brown, head coach and general manager for the Philadelphia 76ers; born in South Portland
• Harry Brown, poet, novelist, screenwriter; born in Portland
• Scott Brown, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts ; born in Kittery
• Ashley Bryan, writer and illustrator; resides in Cranberry Isles
• Brian Butterfield, third-base coach for the Chicago Cubs; born in Bangor

  C

• Nik Caner-Medley, basketball player; born in Portland
• John Cariani, actor, Law & Order; grew up in Presque Isle
• Howie Carr, journalist, author, radio talk-show host; born in Portland
• Bill Carrigan, catcher and manager for Boston Red Sox; born in Lewiston
• Rachel Carson, author; lived in Southport
• Josh Casaubon, actor, Hugh Hughes on One Life to Live; born in Brunswick
• Walter Case Jr., harness racer
• Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War Major General, Governor of Maine
• Thomas Davee Chamberlain, Civil War Lieutenant Colonel, brother of Major General Joshua Chamberlain.
• Conrad Chase, actor, singer; born in Portland
• Oren Burbank Cheney, student, teacher, principal Parsonsfield Seminary; Free Will Baptist clergyman; abolitionist; founding president of Bates College
• Yvon Chouinard, founder of Black Diamond Equipment and Patagonia, born in Lewiston
• Cody Christian, actor; Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf; born in Portland and grew up on a Penobscot reservation
• Frank Churchill, Oscar-winning composer for many Disney animated films; born in Rumford
• Nathan Clifford, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Attorney General of the United States; lived in Newfield
• William Cohen, U.S. Congressman, Senator, US Secretary of Defense ; born in and Mayor of Bangor
• Samuel Colman, artist, writer, interior designer; born in Portland
• Susan Collins, U.S. Senator from Maine; born in Caribou
• William Coperthwaite, educator and yurt advocate; born in Monticello
• Ron Corning, TV host at WFAA in Dallas, Texas; raised in Calais
• Mike "Fluff" Cowan, PGA Tour golf caddy; born in Winslow
• Ricky Craven, ESPN broadcaster, NASCAR driver; born in Newburgh
• Laura Creavalle, Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder; lives in Old Orchard Beach
• Ian Crocker, three-time Olympic champion in swimming; born in Portland
• Effie Crockett, actress, wrote and composed the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby"; born in Rockland
• John Crowley, author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction; born in Presque Isle
• Earl Cunningham, folk artist; born in Edgecomb
• Ron Currie Jr., author; lives in Portland

  D

• Sarah D'Alelio, professional mixed martial artist; born in Belfast
• Bette Davis, two-time Oscar-winning actress; born in Massachusetts and lived in Cape Elizabeth
• Owen Davis, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist; born in Portland
• Howie Day, singer; born and raised in Brewer
• William Deering, businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of International Harvester; born in South Paris
• Grace DeGennaro, artist; resides in Yarmouth
• Patrick Dempsey, actor; born in Lewiston
• Dorothea Dix, pioneering advocate for treatment and care of the handicapped and mentally ill; born in Hampden
• Nelson Dingley Jr., Governor of Maine, US House of Representatives, responsible for the Dingley Tariff
• Jeff Donnell, actress; born in Windham
• Paul Douglas, economist and Illinois senator ; partly raised in Onawa in Piscataquis County
• Brian Dumoulin, NHL player, Pittsburgh Penguins; born in Biddeford

  E

• Kevin Eastman, comic book artist and writer; co-created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; born in Springvale
• Stanley Boyd Eaton, radiologist, one of the originators of the concept of Paleolithic nutrition; born in Old Town
• Gertrude Elliott, actress: stage, silent movies; born in Rockland
• Maxine Elliott, stage actress; born in Rockland
• George Barrell Emerson, educator; born in Kennebunk

  F

• Myrna Fahey, actress, Father of the Bride; born in Carmel
• Parker Fennelly, actor; born in Northeast Harbor
• William Pitt Fessenden, politician, Secretary of the Treasury ; Congressman ; Senator ; lived in Portland
• Greg Finley, actor, The Secret Life of the American Teenager; born in Portland
• Frank Fixaris, sportscaster; resident of Falmouth
• Ryan Flaherty, infielder for the Atlanta Braves; born in Portland
• James Flavin, film and television actor; born in Portland
• Charles Flint, businessman, founder of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM; born in Thomaston
• Francis Ford, actor, writer, director, brother of John Ford; born in Portland
• John Ford, film director, winner of six Oscars; born in Cape Elizabeth, raised on Munjoy Hill in Portland
• Philip Ford, film director, nephew of John Ford; born in Portland
• Melville Fuller, eighth Chief Justice of the United States ; born in Augusta
• Charlie Furbush, starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners; born in Portland, attended St. Joseph's College of Maine

  G

• Joey Gamache, lightweight champion who boxed from 1976 to 2000; originally from Lewiston
• Peter A. Garland, politician, Congressman ; lived in Brunswick
• Scott Garland, WWE wrestler, ring name Scotty 2 Hotty; born in Westbrook
• Gladys George, actress, The Maltese Falcon, The Best Years of Our Lives; born in Patten
• Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr., early advocate of scientific management and pioneer of motion study; born in Fairfield
• Everett Glass, actor; born in Bangor
• Charles Goddard, playwright and screenwriter for silent films; born in Portland
• Jared Golden, politician, Congressman ; lives in Lewiston
• Gary Gordon, Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army who perished during Operation Gothic Serpent; born in Lincoln
• Noah Gray-Cabey, teen actor, My Wife and Kids, Heroes; raised in Newry
• Patty Griffin, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician; born in Old Town
• Mace Greenleaf, stage and screen actor silent films

  H

• Edwin Hall, physicist who discovered the "Hall effect"; born in Gorham
• John H. Hall, inventor of the M1819 Hall breech-loading rifle; mass production innovator; born in Portland
• Hannibal Hamlin, 15th Vice President of the United States and U.S. Senator; born in Paris
• Simon Hamlin, politician, Congressman ; born in Standish
• Marsden Hartley, artist, poet; born in Lewiston
• George Haskins, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Juliana Hatfield, guitarist and singer-songwriter; born in Wiscasset
• Garnet Hathaway, NHL player; raised in Kennebunkport
• Heather Hemmens, actress, Hellcats; raised in Waldo
• James Chico Hernandez, Sambo martial artist; resides in Washburn
• Richard Herrick, received the first successful organ transplant from identical twin brother Ronald Herrick in 1954; born and lived in Maine
• Joe Hill, horror novelist; born in Hermon
• Patrick Aaron Hodgkins, musician and bass guitarist for the alternative rock band As Fast As; Born in Portland
• John Hodgman, actor, writer and comedian; lives in Brooklin
• Will Holt, singer-songwriter, librettist and lyricist; born in Portland
• Winslow Homer, 19th-century painter; lived in Prouts Neck

  I

• Robert Indiana, pop artist; lived in Vinalhaven

  J

• Dave Jackson, Allagash Wilderness Waterway guide
• Sarah Orne Jewett, novelist and short story writer; lived in South Berwick
• Jigger Johnson, logger and American folk hero known for his numerous off-the-job exploits

  K

• Natalie Kalmus, "color supervisor" of virtually all Technicolor feature films made from 1934 to 1949; born in Houlton
• Linda Kasabian, member of Charles Manson's "family"; born in Biddeford
• David E. Kelley, Emmy-winning television producer and writer; born in Waterville
• Anna Kendrick, Oscar-nominated actress, Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga; born in Portland
• Matthew Kenney, celebrity chef, author, educator and entrepreneur; raised in Searsport; graduated from University of Maine at Orono
• Sumner Kimball, General Supt. of U.S. Life-Saving Service; born in Lebanon; raised in Sanford
• Angus King, Governor of Maine, US Senator from Maine ; lives in Brunswick
• Owen King, author; raised in Bangor
• Stephen King, novelist whose books have sold more than 350 million copies; born in Portland; raised in Durham lives in Bangor.
• Tabitha King, novelist; born in Old Town lives in Bangor.
• William King, politician, first Governor of Maine ; born in Scarborough

  L

• Linda Lavin, actress, Alice, six-time Tony Award nominee; born and raised in Portland
• Bud Leavitt Jr., Bangor sportswriter, outdoor columnist, television host
• Paul LePage, Mayor of Waterville ; born in Lewiston
• Enoch Lincoln, politician, Governor of Maine, US Congressman ; lived in Augusta
• Tawny Little, 1976 Miss America, television journalist; born in Portland
• Elle Logan, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in women's rowing; born in Portland
• Alvin Orlando Lombard, inventor of continuous tracked vehicles; born in Springfield
• James B. Longley, first Independent Governor of Maine ; born in Bangor
• James B. Longley, Jr., politician, Congressman ; born in Lewiston
• Barry B. Longyear, novelist, author of Enemy Mine; lives in New Sharon
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet, born and raised in Portland; attended Bowdoin College
• Bob Ludwig, audio mastering engineer, founder of Gateway Mastering and DVD in Portland

  M

• Marc Macaulay, actor, Burn Notice; born in Millinocket
• Dick MacPherson, football coach; born in Old Town
• Nicole Maines, actress, Supergirl, LGBT rights activist; lives in Portland
• Bob Marley, stand-up comedian; from Portland; born in Bangor
• Andrea Martin, actress, comedian, voice actress, SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Kim Possible, Earthworm Jim; born in Portland
• H.S. Maxim, inventor of Maxim gun; born in Sangerville
• David McCullough, author, historian, Pulitzer Prize winner; lives in Camden
• Cynthia McFadden, co-anchor of Nightline and Primetime; born in Lewiston
• John McKernan, politician, Governor of Maine, Congressman ; born in Bangor
• Victor McKusick, physician, scientist, "father of medical genetics"; born in Parkman
• Vincent McKusick, attorney, Chief Justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court; born in Parkman
• Christian McLaughlin, TV writer, producer, novelist; born in Houlton
• Vaughn Meader, comedian, impersonator, musician, film actor; born in Waterville
• Mike Michaud, politician, Congressman ; lives in East Millinocket
• Edna St. Vincent Millay ; poet, born in Rockland
• Janet T. Mills ; politician, Governor of Maine ; born in Farmington
• George J. Mitchell, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, significant player in peace process of Northern Ireland; born in Waterville
• Herb Mitchell, actor, director; born in Bar Harbor
• Matthew Mulligan, tight end for Buffalo Bills; born in Bangor and lived in Enfield
• Edmund Muskie ; politician, Governor and then Senator of Maine, and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Secretary of State, born in Rumford

  N

• Judd Nelson, actor, Breakfast Club, Suddenly Susan; born in Portland
• Louise Nevelson, sculptor of found objects; came to Maine when she was five and lived in Rockland
• Rachel Nichols, actress, Alias, Star Trek, ; born and raised in Augusta
• Stephanie Niznik, actress, Everwood, Vanishing Son, Life Is Wild; born in Bangor
• Lillian Nordica, opera singer known as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the 19th and 20th centuries; born in Farmington
• Edward Lawry Norton, Bell Labs engineer and scientist famous for developing the concept of the Norton equivalent circuit; born in Rockland

  O

• Harry Oakes, 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, naval officer of American Revolutionary War; born in Kittery
• John O'Hurley, actor, voice actor, TV personality; J. Peterman on Seinfeld; born in Kittery

  P

• Albion K. Parris, politician, Governor of Maine, US Senator ; born in Hebron
• Gilbert Patten, author of the Frank Merriwell novels; born in Corinna
• Frannie Peabody, HIV/AIDS activist, helped establish The AIDS Project, and co-founded the Peabody House
• Maynard Pennell, Boeing executive and chief engineer of the 707 prototype; born in Skowhegan
• Greenleaf Whittier Pickard, radio pioneer and 1926 IEEE Medal of Honor winner; born in Portland
• Chellie Pingree, politician, Congresswoman ; lives in North Haven
• Bruce Poliquin, politician, Congressman ; born in Waterville, lives in Oakland
• John A. Poor, developer of the Portland gauge Maine railway system; born in Andover
• Quinton Porter, NFL player; born in Portland
• Zach Porter, singer-songwriter for Allstar Weekend; born in Bath
• Shirley Povich, sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post; born in Bar Harbor

  R

• Esther Ralston, silent film actress; born in Bar Harbor
• Thomas Brackett Reed, U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889–1891 and 1895–1899; born in Portland
• Derek Rivers, NFL player; born in Augusta
• Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet; born in Alna and raised in Gardiner
• Aaron Robinson , composer; born in Camden and raised in Waldoboro.
• Nelson Rockefeller, businessman, philanthropist, public servant, Vice President of the United States and Governor of New York ; born in Bar Harbor
• Charles Rocket, actor, Saturday Night Live, Tequila and Bonetti, Dumb and Dumber; born in Bangor
• Lou Rogers, suffrage cartoonist, writer, and radio personality, born in Patten
• Daniel Rose, politician, Governor of Maine ; lived in Thomaston
• Victoria Rowell, actress, The Young and the Restless, , Dumb and Dumber; born and raised in Portland
• Travis Roy, former college ice hockey player; born in Augusta
• Robert Rushworth, U.S. Air Force Major General and test pilot; born in Madison

  S

• Tim Sample, humorist and author; born in Fort Fairfield and raised in Boothbay Harbor
• Tony Shalhoub, actor; attended University of Southern Maine
• Reta Shaw, actress, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, Mary Poppins; born in South Paris
• Arthur Shawcross, serial killer; born in Kittery
• Timothy Simons, actor, Veep; born in Readfield
• Albion Woodbury Small, sociologist and founder of first university department of sociology in United States; born in Buckfield and raised in Bangor
• Margaret Chase Smith, first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress ; first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the Presidency at a major political party's convention; born in Skowhegan
• Samantha Smith, child peace activist, child actress; born in Houlton, later lived in Manchester
• Olympia Snowe, Congresswoman and U.S. Senator; born in Augusta and raised in Auburn
• Kate Snow, television journalist for NBC News; born in Bangor
• Brett Somers, actress; born in Canada and raised in Portland
• Percy Spencer, inventor of the microwave oven; born in Howland
• Spose, rapper, podcaster; lives in Wells
• Andrew St. John, actor, General Hospital, Life Is Wild; born in Millinocket
• Bob Stanley, baseball player, pitched for Boston Red Sox in 1986 World Series
• Cordelia Stanwood, teacher, ornithologist, and wildlife photographer
• C. A. Stephens, writer and gerontologist; born and died in Norway, Maine
• C. J. Stevens, author; born in Smithfield and has lived in Phillips, Weld, and Temple
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; lived in Brunswick
• Noel Paul Stookey ; folk singer and songwriter; member of Peter Paul and Mary group; resides in Blue Hill
• Charlie Summers ; politician, Secretary of State of Maine ; lives in Biddeford
• Bill Swift, former MLB pitcher; born in Portland
• Tim Sylvia, mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler; born in Ellsworth
• Ellis Spear, Civil War Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment.

  T

• Drew Taggart, musician, DJ, singer of the Chainsmokers; grew up in Freeport
• Gerald Talbot, Maine state legislator, African American civil rights activist; born in Bangor
• Phyllis Thaxter, actress, born in Portland
• Brigadier Samuel Thompson, soldier of the American Revolutionary War; lived in Brunswick
• Gary Thorne, sportscaster, born in Bangor
• Andrew J. Tozier, soldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient; born in Litchfield
• Jeff Turner, retired professional basketball player; born in Bangor, Maine
• Liv Tyler, actress, daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, grew up in Maine

  U

• John G. Utterback, politician, Congressman ; lived in Bangor

  V

• Donald Valle, founder and owner of Valle's Steak House restaurant chain; born in Italy, moved to Portland in 1912
• Richard Valle, son of Donald Valle and owner of eponymously named Valle's Steak House; born in Portland
• Rudy Vallée, singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer; lived in Westbrook
• Todd Verow, filmmaker, cinematographer, actor; born in Bangor

  W

• Oliver Wahlstrom, hockey player; born in Yarmouth
• Dan Walters, baseball player; born in Brunswick
• Sam Webb, former chairman of Communist Party USA; born in Maine
• Janwillem van de Wetering, novelist; lived in Blue Hill
• Clarence White, bluegrass, country rock, and rock guitarist; born in Lewiston
• E. B. White, essayist, author, humorist, poet; lived in Brooklin
• Ellen G. White, author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; born in Gorham
• Charles Whitman, zoologist, influential to the founding of classical ethology; born in Woodstock
• JoAnn Willette, actress, Just the Ten of Us; born in Lewiston
• William D. Williamson politician, Governor of Maine ; lived in Bangor
• Dorothy Clarke Wilson, author, playwright; born in Gardiner
• Andrew Wyeth, 20th-century painter; had a home in Cushing
• Jamie Wyeth, contemporary painter; has lived in Maine since the mid-1960s
• N. C. Wyeth, artist and illustrator; bought a home in Port Clyde in the 1930s
• Nick Wyman, actor, Die Hard with a Vengeance; born in Portland