
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cutler
Closest of all is George H. Moses, from Lubec, 12 mi away. Laurence Trimble is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. No famous person on record lists Cutler as their birthplace yet. 286 of the towns in Maine list at least one person.
What stands out about Cutler’s famous people
Famous people born near Cutler
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


James Henry Carleton
1814–1873Officer in the Union army during the American Civil War

George Stillman Hillard
1808–1879American lawyer, author, and politician







Laurence Trimble
1885–1954American silent film actor, writer and director




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cutler 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)
- Laurence Trimble: Motion Picture News, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Gibson: Andrea Gibson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Moses: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Styles Bridges: U.S. Senate photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford: Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Tufton Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stillman Hillard: Massachusetts Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Plummer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlo Bates: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Laughlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Young Bergen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoleon J.T. Dana: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Clark Foster: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons