
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Deblois
Closest of all is Hiram Burnham, from Cherryfield, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Katie Aselton, with articles in 26 languages. Next door, the list for Cherryfield holds 2, Hiram Burnham first. Not one famous person on record comes from Deblois yet.
What stands out about Deblois’ famous people
Famous people born near Deblois
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





John Howland Rowe
1918–2004American archaeologist & anthropologist



James Roscoe Day
1845–1923American academic administrator and minister


John Hay Whitney
1904–1982American diplomat, publisher, aviator


John A. Peters
1864–1953American politician, lawyer and judge

Bryant Moore
1894–1951U.S. Army officer, commander of the 8th Infantry Division during and after WWII, and the IX Corps in the Korean War

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Famous people from the towns next door
Cherryfield has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deblois 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)
- Katie Aselton: Neff Conner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sylvia: Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hay Whitney: Time, Inc.; International Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Plummer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Warren, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Peters: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Carter: United States District Court for the District of Maine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Burnham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Young: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Ray: Number 7 Cigar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lura Beam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Eugene Farnsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roscoe Day: Syracuse University Portrait Collection, University Archives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
