Famous people · Verona Island
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Verona Island
Ephraim K. Smart, born in Prospect, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dorothea Dix, with articles in 32 languages. Over the border in Bucksport, 4 names are on record, led by Dora Wiley. No famous person’s birth in Verona Island is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Dorothea Dix
Best known
Dorothea Dix
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Verona Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Verona Island
Nobody born in Verona Island is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, educator
Benjamin Franklin Mudge
1817–1879American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist
John Hay Whitney
1904–1982American diplomat, publisher, aviator
James S. Brown
1824–1878American lawyer and politician, Wisconsin
Graham Platner
born 1984American oyster farmer, harbormaster, and political candidate
Mary Ellen Chase
1887–1973American educator, teacher, scholar, and author
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1828–1914American military officer, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine
James G. Blunt
1826–1881Union major general during the American Civil War
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bucksport, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Verona Island 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)
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Low: The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sylvia: Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Abbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Platner: MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Mudge: [2] [3], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hay Whitney: Time, Inc.; International Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell K. Colcord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Crosby: Joseph Williamson, author. Long, Short and Harmon (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Pratt: Caleb Arnold Slade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Brown: U.S. War Department, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blunt: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora Wiley: José María Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons