Famous people · Monroe
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monroe
Ezra Abbot, born in Jackson, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Winterport holds 7, Frederick Low first. The best known of them is Dorothea Dix, with articles in 32 languages. The longest list of any town in Maine belongs to Waterville, with 47.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert William Stevens
1886–1949American Army officer and photographer
James S. Brown
1824–1878American lawyer and politician, Wisconsin
Benjamin Franklin Mudge
1817–1879American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist
Daniel F. Davis
1843–1897American politician and lawyer from Maine
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Winterport has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (17)
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Low: The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Fahey: martinlp72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Abbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Mudge: [2] [3], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell K. Colcord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Crosby: Joseph Williamson, author. Long, Short and Harmon (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Pratt: Caleb Arnold Slade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles West Kendall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel F. Davis: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Brown: U.S. War Department, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan A. Farwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert William Stevens: US Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Stillman Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Grinnell: Bergen Pasadena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin S. Nickerson: Maine State Archives, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons