Famous people · West Bath
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Bath
Closest of all is Arthur Sewall, from Bath, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Juliana Hatfield, with articles in 23 languages. 288 of the towns in Maine list at least one person. Brunswick, which borders it, has 30 on its list, the best known John Stevens Cabot Abbott.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Juliana Hatfield
Best known
Juliana Hatfield
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Bath’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Bath
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sumner Sewall
1897–1965American politician, 58th Governor of Maine
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
1805–1877American historian, pastor, and author
Alpheus Spring Packard
1839–1905American entomologist, palaeontologist
William Phips
1651–1695First royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ralph H. Cameron
1863–1953Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona
Juliana Hatfield
born 1967American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author
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Of the towns around it, Brunswick has the most on record: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Bath 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 (16)
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott: Published by A. Williams, Boston, 1878, 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
- 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
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, 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
- Alice May Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons