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Famous people · Portland
34 famous people were born in Portland, more of them performers than in most towns
The best known is the American novelist and writer Stephen King, with articles in 147 languages. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. John H. Hall (1781) and Maria Creveling (1995) mark the two ends of the list. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.9, close to the 6 of the typical Maine town.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Stephen King
in 147 Wikipedia languages
First
1781
John H. Hall
Youngest
1995
Maria Creveling
Most common field
Writing & Arts
12 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Portland’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Portland
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Portland is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Portland’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 births.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineSportsNotableBusinessFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Portland
A further 31 follow, born between 1781 and 1995.
Ian Crocker
born 1982American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
SportsWikipedia ↗
Nathaniel Parker Willis
1806–1867American magazine writer, editor, and publisher
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Bryce Bayer
1929–2012American physicist and inventor of the Bayer filter
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Portland home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Nicole Maines the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Westbrook has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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 (16)
- Anna Kendrick: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Christian: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judd Nelson: Jeanmariesimpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Lavin: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ford: Photoplay Magazine; no photographer credited but Ford was then under contract to Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Crocker: 2005_FINA_World_Championships_-_victory_lap_of_the_100_m_butterfly.jpg: pjmorse derivative work: Philipmj24, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Gillars: en:Federal Bureau of Prisons, first uploader: Agateller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Eastman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Parker Willis: Mathew Brady studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Thaxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Colman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Rowell: Dmbrownproduction, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty 2 Hotty: Robert Bejil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ford: Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons