12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Falmouth Foreside
Closest of all is Sophia Laukli, from Yarmouth, 5 mi away. Stephen King is the most widely known, written about in 147 languages. Across Maine, 291 towns list someone born there. No famous person on record lists Falmouth Foreside as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Falmouth Foreside’s famous people
Famous people born near Falmouth Foreside
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Ellen G. White
1827–1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falmouth Foreside 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 (7)
- John Ford: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Kendrick: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Cody Christian: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus King: AgnosticPreachersKid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons