Famous people · Upton
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upton
The best known of them is Edmund Muskie, with articles in 39 languages. Henry Varnum Poor, born in Andover, 14 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Upton. Across Maine, the lists cover 288 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Edmund Muskie
Best known
Edmund Muskie
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upton’s famous people
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Famous people born near Upton
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Akers
1939–2016American cross-country skier and biathlete
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
Lowell Reed
1886–1966American statistician and university president
Mary R. P. Hatch
1848–1935American poet, novelist, short story writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upton 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 (15)
- Edmund Muskie: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Fayette Grover: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Dumont: Thousandfoot1338, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving W. Drew: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeb Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Martin: Rebbytunes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester B. Jordan: Chester Bradley Jordan (Life time: 1839-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Stedman: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Murphy: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred N. Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace White: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Walton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary R. P. Hatch: H. H. Metcalf, J. N. McClintock, & O. G. Hammond, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Kimball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons