Famous People From Maine

Anna Kendrick, Erin Andrews, Patrick Dempsey, Nelson Rockefeller & Judd Nelson are some of the celebrities who hail from Maine.

Situated in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America is the state of Maine. What was once a land exclusively for indigenous people saw and enjoyed diversity after the European arrival. With Augusta as its capital and Portland as its largest city, Maine is popularly referred to as ‘The Pine Tree State’ and even ‘Vacationland’. The state mostly enjoys a continental climate and is renowned for its coastal food which primarily includes lobsters and clams. Many notable people born in Maine have made it tremendously big in various walks of life such as cinema, music, sports, and politics and so on. Established and renowned actors such as the beautifully hilarious Anna Kendrick, the heartthrob Patrick Dempsey, the diva Linda Lavin, Katie Aselton, Judd Nelson and so many more actors hail from this state. The incredible best-selling author Stephen King, who was responsible for creating so many critically acclaimed books and movies, was also born and raised in the state. We are quite certain that you will be speechless by the complete-list of celebrities who are from Maine.

Anna Kendrick
(Actress)

09 August 1985

Portland, Maine, United States

American

Leo

Stephen King
(Author)

21 September 1947

Portland, Maine

American

Virgo

Patrick Dempsey
(Actor)

13 January 1966

Lewiston

American

Capricorn

Nelson Rockefeller
(41st Vice President of the U.S.A)

08 July 1908

26 January 1979

Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

American

Cancer

Judd Nelson
(American actor)

28 November 1959

Portland, Maine, United States

American

Sagittarius

John Ford
(Film Director & Producer)

01 February 1894

31 August 1973

Cape Elizabeth

American

Aquarius

Linda Lavin
(Singer, Actress)

15 October 1937

Portland, Maine

American

Libra

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Poet & Educator)

27 February 1807

24 March 1882

Portland, Maine, U.S.

American

Pisces

Erin Andrews
(Journalist)

04 May 1978

Lewiston, Maine, United States

American

Taurus

Joshua Chamberlain
(Educator & War Hero)

08 September 1828

24 February 1914

Brewer

American

Virgo

Hannibal Hamlin
(15th Vice President of the U.S.A)

27 August 1809

04 July 1891

Paris

American

Virgo

Dorothea Dix
(Social Reformer)

04 April 1802

17 July 1887

Maine, US

American

Aries

Edna St. Vincent Millay
(Poetess and Playwright)

22 February 1892

19 October 1950

Rockland

American

Pisces

Kate Snow
(TV Journalist)

10 May 1969

Bangor, Maine

American

Taurus

Paul LePage
(74th Governor of Maine)

09 October 1948

Lewiston, Maine, U.S.

American

Libra

Gladys George
(Actress)

13 September 1904

08 December 1954

Patten, Maine, U.S.

American

Virgo

Scott Brown
(Former United States Senator from Massachusetts)

12 September 1959

Kittery

American

Virgo

Ellen G White
(Author)

26 November 1827

16 July 1915

Gorham, Maine, United States

American

Sagittarius

John Davis Long
(Lawyer, Politician & Writer)

27 October 1838

28 August 1915

Buckfield, Maine

American

Scorpio

CrankGameplays
(YouTube Star)

24 October 1996

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

American

Scorpio

Lizzy Hofe
(YouTube Singer)

30 April 1993

Maine

American

Taurus

David E. Kelley
(Film producer, Screenwriter, Lawyer)

04 April 1956

Waterville

American

Aries

Linda Kasabian

21 June 1949

Biddeford

American

Gemini

Arthur Shawcross
(serial killer)

06 June 1945

10 November 2008

Kittery, Maine

American

Gemini

Ellen G. White
(Writer)

26 November 1827

16 July 1915

Gorham

American

Sagittarius

Samantha Smith
(Television actor, Child actor)

29 June 1972

25 August 1985

Houlton

American

Cancer

Patty Griffin
(musician, singer-songwriter, composer)

16 March 1964

Old Town

American

Pisces

Tim Sylvia
(Mixed martial artist)

05 March 1976

Ellsworth

American

Pisces

Mildred Gillars
(Radio personality, Journalist)

29 November 1900

25 June 1988

Portland

American

Sagittarius

Hiram Maxim
(Inventor)

05 February 1840

24 November 1916

Sangerville

British,American

Aquarius

Oliver Otis Howard
(officer, historian, biographer)

08 November 1830

1909 AD

Maine

American

Scorpio

Percy Spencer
(engineer, inventor)

09 July 1894

08 September 1970

Maine

American

Cancer

Rufus King
(politician, lawyer, diplomat)

24 March 1755

29 April 1827

New York City

American

Aries

Gary Thorne
(Sports commentator)

09 June 1948

Bangor

American

Gemini

Edwin Arlington Robinson
(Poet, Writer)

22 December 1869

06 April 1935

Maine

American

Sagittarius

Corey Beaulieu
(Guitarist)

22 November 1983

Brunswick

American

Scorpio

Ernest Holmes
(Philosopher, Writer)

21 January 1887

07 April 1960

Lincoln

American

Aquarius

Marsden Hartley
(Painter, Poet, Journalist)

04 January 1877

02 September 1943

Lewiston

American

Capricorn

Melville Fuller
(lawyer, judge, politician)

11 February 1833

04 July 1910

Augusta

American

Aquarius

Lewis Millett

15 December 1920

14 November 2009

Mechanic Falls

American

Sagittarius

William Whipple
(Politician, Officer)

14 January 1730

28 November 1785

Kittery, Maine

British,American

Capricorn

Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.

07 July 1868

14 June 1924

Fairfield

American

Cancer

Elijah Lovejoy
(Journalist)

1802 AD

1837 AD

Charles H. Best
(Academic, Scientist, Medical Professional, Physiologist)

1899 AD

1978 AD

Canadian

Thomas B. Reed
(U.S. Representative)

1839 AD

1902 AD

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