No famous person from Northfield yet, but Whitneyville next door has 1
Across Maine, the lists cover 288 towns. No town in Maine lists more than Waterville, with 47. Bangor has the second-longest list in Maine, after Waterville, with 41. The best known born in Whitneyville is James Roscoe Day.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Northfield), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Northfield has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Northfield
The best known from each town bordering Northfield.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northfield and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- James Roscoe Day: Syracuse University Portrait Collection, University Archives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lura Beam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

