Famous people · South Bristol
Born near South Bristol: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William North, was born in Bristol, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Anna Belknap, with articles in 25 languages. No entry yet names South Bristol as a birthplace. 291 towns in Maine have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Anna Belknap
Best known
Anna Belknap
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Bristol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Bristol
Nobody born in South Bristol is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ralph H. Cameron
1863–1953Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona
Juliana Hatfield
born 1967American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author
William Phips
1651–1695First royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sumner Sewall
1897–1965American politician, 58th Governor of Maine
Conrad Heyer
1749–1856(1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
1805–1877American historian, pastor, and author
Alpheus Spring Packard
1839–1905American entomologist, palaeontologist
De Alva S. Alexander
1846–1925American historian, lawyer, politician and journalist
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Of the towns around it, Bristol has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Bristol 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 (23)
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Heyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpheus Spring Packard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Sewall: Bryan-Sewall.jpg: Amos Currier derivative work: Jospe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel T. Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kavanagh: Henry Chase, editor. Lakeside Press (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rankin Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph H. Cameron: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William North: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Phips: Thomas Child, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh J. Anderson: Joseph Williamson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Hughes: Uncredited image on TIME magazine cover. Cropped by self., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. Dunlap: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Soule: Denver Public Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Sewall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis B. Stockbridge: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakes Murphy: James T. White & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley R. Tupper: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Smith Bickmore: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Boutelle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- De Alva S. Alexander: Buffalo Evening News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Alexander Bradford: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Averill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons