Sarah Orne Jewett
1849–1909American novelist, short story writer and poet
Famous people · York Harbor
Born near York Harbor: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Ronnie James Dio is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in York Harbor. The nearest, Sarah Orne Jewett, was born in South Berwick, 8 mi away. 289 towns in Maine have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ronnie James Dio
Best known
Ronnie James Dio
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about York Harbor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near York Harbor
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
1836–1907American poet, novelist, editor
John O'Hurley
born 1954American actor, comedian, and game show host
Jane Pierce
1806–1863First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is York Harbor 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)
- Ronnie James Dio: Photobra|Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Pierce: John Chester Buttre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Orne Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilene Woods: Dave E. Dexter, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Hurley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Coues: The original uploader was DocTaxon at German Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons