Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A single famous person was born in Clinton: Cindy Blodgett
In 1975, the American basketball player-coach Cindy Blodgett was born. Their name appears in articles in 6 languages. Fairfield’s list, next door, has 9 names, Frank Bunker Gilbreth first among them. Famous people are on record for 285 of the towns in Maine.
Born in Clinton
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Fairfield, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (3)
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Hinds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dighton Corson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


