Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Famous people · Maine
Born near Maine: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Marissa Mayer, from Wausau, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Maine. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 662 towns. Of the bordering towns, Wausau has the longest list: 35, with Marissa Mayer at the top.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Marissa Mayer
Best known
Marissa Mayer
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Maine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Maine
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph D. Hetzel
1882–1947Tenth president of Penn State University
Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982American newspaper editor and politician
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Around it, Wausau has the most people on record, 35 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maine 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)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Caufield: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons