Famous people · Mars Hill
Born near Mars Hill: 34 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Easton lists the most: 3, with Blanche Saunders first. Closest of all is Benjamin Bubar Jr., from Blaine, 5 mi away. Samantha Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. No famous person on record lists Mars Hill as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Samantha Smith
Best known
Samantha Smith
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mars Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mars Hill
They were born in 11 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
Norman Buckley
born 1955American television director and film editor
Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress
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Nearby, Easton has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mars Hill 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
- 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
- Marcus Davis: DenkMit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Kalmus: Exhibitors Herald World, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Buckley: John Skalicky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford McIntire: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad K. Cyr: United States District Court for the District of Maine, 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
- Chandler C. Harvey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Collins Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Evan Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Carson: Tech. Sgt. Charles Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons