Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A single famous person was born in Sullivan: Alice Turner Curtis
The American writer Alice Turner Curtis was born in 1860. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 4 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in Maine belongs to Waterville, with 47.
Born in Sullivan
Also called Sullivan home
One more notable person made the town home: Graham Platner.

Graham Platner
born 1984American oyster farmer, harbormaster, and political candidate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sullivan 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.
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- Graham Platner: MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons