Famous people · Amity
Born near Amity: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Samantha Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Closest of all is Ira Greenlief Hersey, from Hodgdon, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Amity as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 286 of the towns in Maine.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Samantha Smith
Best known
Samantha Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amity’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amity
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amity 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 (8)
- Samantha Smith: Pat Wellenbach., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys George: Photo by Clarence Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clifford: Spootyy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin C. Burleigh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Davis: DenkMit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Greenlief Hersey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kalmus: Exhibitors Herald World, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons