Famous people · Etna
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Etna
Closest of all is Myrna Fahey, from Carmel, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Dorothea Dix, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Etna is on record yet. 287 towns in Maine have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Etna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Etna
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James S. Brown
1824–1878American lawyer and politician, Wisconsin
James S. White
1821–1881American publisher, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Carl E. Milliken
1877–1961American politician, 51st Governor of Maine
Nathaniel M. Haskell
1912–1983American politician in Maine
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Carmel leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Etna 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 (19)
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cohen: SCOTT DAVIS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hill: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Flagg: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baldacci: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rocket: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Low: The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Fahey: martinlp72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Abbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Brown: U.S. War Department, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis O. Barrows: Published in numerous sources including "the Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), September 11, 1936. Page 11., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewellyn Powers: Not specified by the source. Original uploader was RWReagan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan A. Farwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Haines: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel M. Haskell: "Portland Press Herald" (Portland, Maine)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Stillman Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Weed: State of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons