
Born near Mount Chase: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gladys George, from Patten, 7 mi away. Samantha Smith is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Mount Chase. Of the towns next door, Patten lists the most: 4, with Gladys George first.
What stands out about Mount Chase’s famous people
Famous people born near Mount Chase
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Harold Drew
1894–1979American college football coach, college basketball coach




Samantha Smith
1972–1985American peace activist and child actress



Mike Michaud
born 1955U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd district, and 2014 gubernatorial candidate
George F. Carrier
1918–2002Mathematician and Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Patten has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Chase 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 (14)
- Samantha Smith: Pat Wellenbach., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys George: Photo by Clarence Bull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Michaud: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Clifford: Spootyy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin C. Burleigh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph John Gerry: Ryanj.mccarty, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
