Famous people · Ripley
Born near Ripley: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Hiram Stevens Maxim is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. Over the border in Dexter, 9 names are on record, led by Ralph Owen Brewster. Closest of all is Ralph Owen Brewster, from Dexter, 7 mi away. The list for Ripley is empty for now.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Hiram Stevens Maxim
Best known
Hiram Stevens Maxim
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ripley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ripley
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Victor A. McKusick
1921–2008American internist and medical geneticist
James S. White
1821–1881American publisher, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Carl E. Milliken
1877–1961American politician, 51st Governor of Maine
Nathaniel M. Haskell
1912–1983American politician in Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
1897–1995Member of the United States Senate from Maine
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The neighbour with the most names is Dexter, at 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (18)
- Hiram Stevens Maxim: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Chase Smith: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Flagg: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor A. McKusick: National Library of Medicine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Owen Brewster: Owen_Brewster_4.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Coburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freeman Knowles: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis O. Barrows: Published in numerous sources including "the Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), September 11, 1936. Page 11., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewellyn Powers: Not specified by the source. Original uploader was RWReagan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel M. Haskell: "Portland Press Herald" (Portland, Maine)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Goodwin: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Branch Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Millett: Mark Warner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Coburn: Author: unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Dudley Turner: G. L. Howe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cassius Rogers: Halford Erickson (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons