Famous people · Glenburn
Born near Glenburn: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Orono lists the most: 9, with Merritt Lyndon Fernald first. Closest of all is William Cohen, from Bangor, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Dorothea Dix, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Glenburn is on record yet.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Glenburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Glenburn
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Orono lists the most people: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenburn 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 (9)
- 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
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, 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
- Merritt Lyndon Fernald: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Haines: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons