No famous person from Plymouth yet, but Newport next door has 3
Across Maine, the lists cover 291 towns. Waterville’s 47 names make the longest list in Maine. After Waterville, the next longest list in Maine is Bangor’s, with 41. The best known born in Newport is Cooper Flagg.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Plymouth), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Plymouth has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Plymouth
Newport leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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)
- Cooper Flagg: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Franklin Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

