Famous people · Danforth
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Danforth
Closest of all is Lyn Mikel Brown, from Vanceboro, 18 mi away. The best known of them is Samantha Smith, with articles in 57 languages. No entry yet names Danforth as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 285 of the towns in Maine.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
35 mi
Samantha Smith
Best known
Samantha Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danforth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danforth
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danforth 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 (8)
- Samantha Smith: Pat Wellenbach., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clifford: Spootyy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin C. Burleigh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Davis: DenkMit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Greenlief Hersey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kalmus: Exhibitors Herald World, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. S. Ruth: Rogers, A. D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Otis Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons