Famous people · Owls Head
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Owls Head
No famous person on record lists Owls Head as their birthplace yet. The nearest, Edna St. Vincent Millay, was born in Rockland, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Rockland has the longest list: 11, with Edna St. Vincent Millay at the top. Famous people are on record for 288 of the towns in Maine.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Best known
Edna St. Vincent Millay
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Owls Head’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Owls Head
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Adelbert Ames
1835–1933Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Eli Pariser
born 1980American author, activist, and entrepreneur
Conrad Heyer
1749–1856(1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Owls Head?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Owls Head’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Rockland: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Owls Head 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 (6)
- Edna St. Vincent Millay: en:Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelbert Ames: Forms part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Heyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Pariser: Kris Krug, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Elliott: William McKenzie Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Beverage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons