
Born near Wade: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Clifford McIntire, born in Perham, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Susan Collins, with articles in 48 languages. No entry yet names Wade as a birthplace. In all of Maine, the famous people on record come from 285 towns.
What stands out about Wade’s famous people
Famous people born near Wade
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


John Crowley
1942–2026American writer of speculative fiction
Seth Morgan
born 1978Ohio State Senator succeeding Jon Husted
Susan Collins
born 1952United States Senator from Maine since 1997

Samuel Collins
1923–2012American lawyer, jurist and politician from Maine



Norman Buckley
born 1955American television director and film editor

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wade 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 (7)
- Jessica Meir: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowley: John_Crowley_South_Street_Seaport.jpg: Houari Boumedienne derivative work: Lampak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Buckley: John Skalicky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford McIntire: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad K. Cyr: United States District Court for the District of Maine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Curless: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons