Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress
Famous people · Hammond
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hammond
Samantha Smith, born in Houlton, 9 mi away, is the closest. The list for Hammond is empty for now. Across Maine, the lists cover 288 towns. The longest list of any town in Maine belongs to Waterville, with 47.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Samantha Smith
Best known
Samantha Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hammond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hammond
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold Drew
1894–1979American college football coach, college basketball coach
John Crowley
1942–2026American writer of speculative fiction
Seth Morgan
born 1978Ohio State Senator succeeding Jon Husted
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hammond 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 (15)
- Samantha Smith: Pat Wellenbach., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys George: Photo by Clarence Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowley: John_Crowley_South_Street_Seaport.jpg: Houari Boumedienne derivative work: Lampak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clifford: Spootyy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin C. Burleigh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Davis: DenkMit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Greenlief Hersey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kalmus: Exhibitors Herald World, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Drew: Unidentified (Corolla is the yearbook published by the University of Alabama), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Evan Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. S. Ruth: Rogers, A. D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David H. Cyr: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Otis Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Hume: Hgartley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons