John Albion Andrew
1818–1867Massachusetts governor during the Civil War
Famous people · Frye Island
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Frye Island
Closest of all is John Albion Andrew, from Windham, 6 mi away. Ellen G. White is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Frye Island. The Maine lists hold names for 289 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Ellen G. White
Best known
Ellen G. White
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Frye Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Frye Island
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellen G. White
1827–1915American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Horace Wilson
1843–1927American educator (1843–1927); introduced baseball to Japan
Anne Carroll Moore
1871–1961American writer and advocate for children's libraries
Henry B. Cleaves
1840–1912Union Army officer, politician and lawyer
Lewis Millett
1920–2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frye Island 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 (20)
- Ellen G. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Hall: 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
- J. N. Andrews: Crispell Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Donnell: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Plummer Lemmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpheus Felch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert M. Fernald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Millett: Al Chang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Carroll Moore: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Robie: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Cleaves: Henry B. Cleaves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos L. Allen: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Paul Akers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunn: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Wilson: 内田 九一, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Harper: John Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Wahlstrom: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Fessenden: Samuel Clement Fessenden, author. Wm. P. Tomlinson (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons