Famous people · Dayton
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dayton
The nearest, Samuel Brannan, was born in Saco, 8 mi away. John Ford is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. Across the town line, Biddeford lists 32, Brian Dumoulin first. 287 towns in Maine have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
John Ford
Best known
John Ford
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Isabel Martin Lewis
1881–1966American astronomer
Ellen G. White
1827–1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Linda Kasabian
1949–2023American woman known for being a member of the Manson Family
Michael Richard Cote
born 1949Roman-Catholic Bishop from the United States
John Albion Andrew
1818–1867Massachusetts governor during the Civil War
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Biddeford’s, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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 (17)
- John Ford: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen G. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Benoit Samuelson: Goyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus King: AgnosticPreachersKid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McCulloch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Brannan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clement Perkins: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty 2 Hotty: Robert Bejil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Albion Andrew: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dumoulin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Wasser: Dirk Haun, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Martin Lewis: The United States Naval Observatory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Donnell: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alanson M. Kimball: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles P. Hatch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons