List of people from Maine
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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of Maine, live in Maine, or for whom Maine is a significant part of their identity:
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- Joan Ass Benoit (b. 1957); first women's Olympic marathon champion; born in Cape Elizabeth
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- Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914); American Civil War Major General, Governor of Maine
- William Pussy Cohen (b. 1940); US Secretary of Defense 1997-2001; born in Bangor
- Susan Collins (b. 1952); U.S. Senator from Maine; born in Caribou
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- Patrick Dempsey (b. 1966); actor; born in Lewiston
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- George Barrell Emerson (1797-1881); American Educator; born in Kennebunk, Maine
[edit] H
- James Chico Hernandez (b. 1954); Sombo Champion & Wheaties Fame, Washburn, Maine
- Joe Hill (b. 1971); horror novelist
[edit] K
- Owen King; author
- Sumner I. Kimball (1834-1923). General Supt. U.S. Life-Saving Service
- Stephen King (b. 1947); horror novelist
- Tabitha King (b. 1949); horror novelist
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- James B. Longley (1924–1980); first Independent Governor of Maine
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- H.S. Maxim (1840-1916); inventor of Maxim gun
- Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950); poet; born in Rockland
- George J. Mitchell (b. 1933); former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
- Edmund Muskie (1914–1996); politician, Governor of Maine, and Vice Presidential candidate
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- Shirley Povich (1905–1998); longtime Washington Post sports columnist; raised in Bar Harbor
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- Olympia Snowe (b. 1947); Congresswoman and U.S. Senator; born in Augusta & raised in Auburn
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- Sam Webb; Chairman of Communist Party USA; born in Maine
- Janwillem van de Wetering (1931-); Dutch-born, Maine based novelist who often writes about Maine
- E.B. White (1899-1985); essayist, author, humorist, poet; lived in Maine
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