21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Garfield plantation
The nearest, Lucy Hayward Barker, was born in Portage Lake, 12 mi away. No entry yet names Garfield plantation as a birthplace. Susan Collins is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. Across Maine, the lists cover 291 towns.
What stands out about Garfield plantation’s famous people
Famous people born near Garfield plantation
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


John Crowley
1942–2026American writer of speculative fiction
Seth Morgan
born 1978Ohio State Senator succeeding Jon Husted
Susan Collins
born 1952United States Senator from Maine since 1997


Samuel Collins
1923–2012American lawyer, jurist and politician from Maine


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garfield plantation 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 (6)
- Jessica Meir: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowley: John_Crowley_South_Street_Seaport.jpg: Houari Boumedienne derivative work: Lampak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford McIntire: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Curless: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paryse Martin: Michel Boucher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons