
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sandy River plantation
Carroll L. Beedy, born in Phillips, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edmund Muskie, with articles in 39 languages. The list for Sandy River plantation is empty for now. 291 of the towns in Maine list at least one person.
What stands out about Sandy River plantation’s famous people
Famous people born near Sandy River plantation
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Elizabeth Akers Allen
1832–1911American author, journalist, poet





Janet T. Mills
born 1947American politician and 75th governor of Maine



Charles Arthur "Charlie" Akers
1939–2016American cross-country skier and biathlete




Virgil Williams
1830–1886American painter and art administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandy River plantation 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 (16)
- Edmund Muskie: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet T. Mills: Rebecca Hammel/U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Akers Allen: Artist unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Nordica: August Weger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abram Williams: Wellington Wolfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Dryden: Davis & Sanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Martin: Rebbytunes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastian Streeter Marble: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll L. Beedy: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zebulon York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben C. Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Walton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Edgar Stanley: Francis Edgar Stanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Williams: Charles Joseph Carlson (1860-1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons