Born near Littlejohn Island: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Stephen King is the most widely known, written about in 148 languages. Closest of all is Sophia Laukli, from Yarmouth, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Littlejohn Island yet. Across Maine, the lists cover 291 towns.
What stands out about Littlejohn Island’s famous people
Famous people born near Littlejohn Island
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


John Stevens Cabot Abbott
1805–1877American historian, pastor, and author



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 Littlejohn 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 (7)
- John Ford: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, 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
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons