Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Castine

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Famous people · Castine

3 famous people call Castine their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American military officer and physicist Boyd Bartlett, covered in 5 languages. Noah Brooks and Simmy Murch follow. Next door, Penobscot lists 3, led by George W. Emery. The first birth on record is Noah Brooks’, in 1830, and the last Boyd Bartlett’s, in 1897.

#1 best knownBoyd BartlettMilitary · 1897–1965
+1more
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Boyd Bartlett
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Noah Brooks
Youngest
1897
Boyd Bartlett
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known

Born in Castine

Boyd Bartlett leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Noah Brooks (5) and Simmy Murch (2).

Boyd Bartlett#1
Military

Boyd Bartlett

1897–1965

American military officer and physicist

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Noah Brooks#2
Writing & Arts

Noah Brooks

1830–1903

American journalist and editor

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SM#3
Sports

Simmy Murch

1880–1939

Major League Baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Castine is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The town’s pick

Who’s the most famous person from Castine?

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Town Square →
Your pick
No picks yet

Be the first to say who Castine’s most famous person is.

Or tell us
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Penobscot, with 3.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castine and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

Photo credits (5)