Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0A single famous person was born in Edgecomb: Earl Cunningham
In 1893, the American artist Earl Cunningham was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 4 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Wiscasset lists the most: 10, with Juliana Hatfield first.
Born in Edgecomb
Also called Edgecomb home
Born elsewhere, Nancie Atwell lived here.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Wiscasset, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edgecomb 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 (2)
- Nancie Atwell: Shubh.agra, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kavanagh: Henry Chase, editor. Lakeside Press (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
