15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brownville Junction
The nearest, Oswald Tippo, was born in Milo, 6 mi away. Hiram Stevens Maxim is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brownville Junction yet. The Maine lists hold names for 289 towns.
What stands out about Brownville Junction’s famous people
Famous people born near Brownville Junction
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Benjamin H. Williams
1877–1964American leader of the Industrial Workers of the World

Victor A. McKusick
1921–2008American internist and medical geneticist

George Russell Shaw
1848–1937American botanist and architect, active in Massachusetts


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownville Junction 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 (6)
- Hiram Stevens Maxim: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor A. McKusick: National Library of Medicine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Owen Brewster: Owen_Brewster_4.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Cota: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Graffam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons