Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
Famous people · Amherst
Born near Amherst: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, from Brewer, 17 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Aurora: one name, William S. Silsby. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Amherst. The best known of them is William Cohen, with articles in 32 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
William Cohen
Best known
William Cohen
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amherst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amherst
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Hay Whitney
1904–1982American diplomat, publisher, aviator
John A. Peters
1864–1953American politician, lawyer and judge
Bryant Moore
1894–1951U.S. Army officer, commander of the 8th Infantry Division during and after WWII, and the IX Corps in the Korean War
Benjamin Franklin Mudge
1817–1879American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amherst and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- William Cohen: SCOTT DAVIS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hill: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baldacci: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rocket: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Lyndon Fernald: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sylvia: Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Mudge: [2] [3], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hay Whitney: Time, Inc.; International Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Twitchell Allen: CISV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Warren, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Peters: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer M. Chamberlain: Abraham E. Weaver, editor, American Historical Society, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons