Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
Famous people · Clifton
Born near Clifton: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, was born in Brewer, 13 mi away. Dorothea Dix is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Over the border in Eddington, one name is on record: Norman Kelley. No famous person on record lists Clifton as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clifton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clifton
The 19 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
Benjamin Franklin Mudge
1817–1879American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, educator
James S. Brown
1824–1878American lawyer and politician, Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton 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 (14)
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- James S. Brown: U.S. War Department, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Warren, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Peters: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons