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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the American state of Maine, live in Maine, or for whom Maine is a significant part of their identity.
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- Angela Adams (born 1965), designer; born in North Haven
- Paul André Albert (1926–2019), scientist; born in Van Buren
- Tom Allen (born 1945), politician, Congressman (1997–2009); born in Portland
- Adelbert Ames (1835–1933), military officer, politician, Governor of Mississippi (1868–1870; 1874–1876), United States Senator from Mississippi (1870–1874); born in Rockland
- Benjamin Ames (1778–1835), politician, Governor of Maine (1821–1822); lived in Houlton
- Erin Andrews (born 1978), sportscaster, Dancing With the Stars contestant and co-host; born in Lewiston
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- John Baldacci (born 1955), politician, Governor of Maine (2003–2011), Congressman (1995–2003); born in Bangor, lives in Portland
- Christopher Daniel Barnes (born 1972), actor, voice actor, The Little Mermaid film, Spider-Man television series; born in Portland
- Trevor Bates (born 1993), NFL player; born in Portland
- Leon Leonwood Bean (1872–1967), founder of L.L. Bean Inc., a large private retail company in Freeport
- Corey Beaulieu (born 1983), musician, guitarist in Trivium; born in Brunswick
- Anna Belknap (born 1974), actress, Lindsay Monroe on CSI: NY; born in Damariscotta
- Joan Benoit (born 1957), first women's Olympic marathon champion; born in Cape Elizabeth
- Louisa Dow Benton (1831–1895), linguist, translator; born in Portland
- Jacques Berlinerblau (born 1966), religious scholar, Georgetown University professor; born in Portland
- Carroll Thayer Berry (1886–1978), printmaker, woodcut engraver, painter and photographer; born in New Gloucester
- Nina Blackwood (born 1955), radio and television personality, actor, model; lives in Mid Coast region
- James G. Blaine (1830–1893), United States Representative, Senator, and Secretary of State, Republican presidential candidate in 1884
- Dennis Blair (born 1947), US Director of National Intelligence (2009–2010), four-star U.S. Navy admiral; born in Kittery
- Cindy Blodgett (born 1975), basketball player and coach; born in Clinton; attended Lawrence High School and University of Maine Orono
- Tim Boetsch (born 1981), mixed martial artist; born in Lincolnville
- Gordon Bok (born 1939), folk singer-songwriter; born in Camden
- Milton Bradley (1836–1911), board game manufacturer with the Milton Bradley Company; born in Vienna
- Joseph E. Brennan (born 1934), politician, Governor of Maine (1979–1987), Congressman (1987–1991); born in Portland
- Contessa Brewer (born 1974), news anchor for MSNBC; born in Parsonsfield
- Styles Bridges (1898–1961), politician, Governor of New Hampshire (1935–1937) and U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (1937–1961); born in Pembroke
- James Brooks (1807–1873), Congressman from New York; born in Portland
- Brett Brown (born 1961), head coach and general manager for the Philadelphia 76ers; born in South Portland
- Harry Brown (1917–1986), poet, novelist, screenwriter; born in Portland
- Scott Brown (born 1959), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2010–13); born in Kittery
- Ashley Bryan (1923–2022), writer and illustrator; resided in Islesford
- Marisa Butler (born 1994), model, singer and beauty pageant title holder; Miss Maine USA 2016, Miss World America 2018, and Miss Earth USA 2021
- Brian Butterfield (born 1958), professional baseball coach; born in Bangor
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- Nik Caner-Medley (born 1983), basketball player; born in Portland
- Al Carbee (1914–2005), outsider artist; born in Portland, lived in Saco
- John Cariani (born 1969), actor, Law & Order; grew up in Presque Isle
- Howie Carr (born 1952), journalist, author, radio talk-show host; born in Portland
- Bill Carrigan (1883–1969), catcher and manager for Boston Red Sox; born in Lewiston
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964), author; lived in Southport
- Walter Case Jr., harness racer
- Elisabeth Cavazza (1849–1926), author, journalist; born in Portland
- Joshua Chamberlain (1828–1914), Civil War major general, Governor of Maine (1867–1871)
- Thomas Davee Chamberlain (1841–1896), Civil War lieutenant colonel, brother of Major General Joshua Chamberlain
- Conrad Chase (born 1965), actor, singer; born in Portland
- Oren Burbank Cheney (1816–1903), student, teacher, principal Parsonsfield Seminary; Free Will Baptist clergyman; abolitionist; founding president of Bates College
- Yvon Chouinard (born 1938), founder of Black Diamond Equipment and Patagonia, born in Lewiston
- Cody Christian (born 1995), actor; Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf; born in Portland and grew up on a Penobscot reservation
- Frank Churchill (1901–1942), Oscar-winning composer for many Disney animated films; born in Rumford
- Carolyn Chute (born 1947), novelist, populist political activist; born in Portland; lives in Parsonsfield
- Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Attorney General of the United States; lived in Newfield
- Eunice Hale Cobb (1803–1880), writer, activist; born in Kennebunk
- William Cohen (born 1940), U.S. Congressman (1973–1979), Senator (1979–1997), US Secretary of Defense (1997–2001); born in and Mayor of Bangor (1971–1973)
- Samuel Colman (1832–1920), artist, writer, interior designer; born in Portland
- Susan Collins (born 1952), U.S. Senator from Maine; born in Caribou
- Jennie Maria Drinkwater Conklin (1841–1900), author, activist; born in Portland
- Ernie Coombs, children's entertainer, known for Mr. Dressup
- Michelle Coombs, geologist currently working in Alaska, originally from Maine
- William Coperthwaite (1930–2013), educator and yurt advocate; born in Monticello
- Ron Corning (born 1971), TV host at WFAA in Dallas, Texas; raised in Calais
- Mike "Fluff" Cowan (born 1947), PGA Tour golf caddy; born in Winslow
- Ricky Craven (born 1966), ESPN broadcaster, NASCAR driver; born in Newburgh
- Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder; lives in Old Orchard Beach
- Ian Crocker (born 1982), three-time Olympic champion in swimming; born in Portland
- Effie Crockett (1856–1940), actress, wrote and composed the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby"; born in Rockland
- John Crowley (born 1942), author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction; born in Presque Isle
- Earl Cunningham (1893–1977), folk artist; born in Edgecomb
- Dick Curless (1932–1995), country singer; born in Fort Fairfield
- Ron Currie Jr. (born 1975), author; lives in Portland
- Robert Card, US Army Reserve Sergeant First Class (E-7) and mass murderer
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- Robert L. Dale (1924–2020), pilot in Antarctica and namesake of the Dale Glacier; lived in Brunswick
- Sarah D'Alelio (born 1980), professional mixed martial artist; born in Belfast
- Frances Brackett Damon (1857–1939), poet, writer; born in Dexter
- Olive E. Dana (1859–1904), writer, poet; born in Augusta
- Bette Davis (1908–1989), two-time Oscar-winning actress; born in Massachusetts and lived in Cape Elizabeth
- Owen Davis (1874–1956), Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist; born in Portland
- Howie Day (born 1981), singer; born and raised in Brewer
- William Deering (1826–1913), businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of International Harvester; born in South Paris
- Grace DeGennaro (born 1956), artist; resides in Yarmouth
- Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), actor; born in Lewiston
- Everett De Roche (1946–2014), screenwriter; born in Lincoln
- Nelson Dingley Jr. (1832–1899), Governor of Maine (1874–1876), US House of Representatives (1881–1899), responsible for the Dingley Tariff
- Rick DiPietro (born 1981), NHL player; born in Lewiston
- Dorothea Dix (1802–1878), pioneering advocate for treatment and care of the handicapped and mentally ill; born in Hampden
- George Dole (1885–1928), Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics; born in Michigan and lived in Bath
- Jeff Donnell (1921–1988), actress; born in Windham
- Alice May Douglas (1865–1943), poet, author, editor; born in Bath
- Paul Douglas (1892–1976), economist and Illinois senator (1949–1967); partly raised in Onawa
- Cornelia M. Dow (1842–1905), philanthropist, temperance activist; born and died in Portland
- Brian Dumoulin (born 1991), NHL player, Pittsburgh Penguins; born in Biddeford
- Emma B. Dunham (1826–1910), poet, teacher; born in Minot; died in Deering
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- Kevin Eastman (born 1962), comic book artist and writer; co-created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; born in Portland
- Stanley Boyd Eaton (born 1938), radiologist, one of the originators of the concept of Paleolithic nutrition; born in Old Town
- Gertrude Elliott (1874–1950), actress: stage, silent movies; born in Rockland
- Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), stage actress; born in Rockland
- Robbie Ellis (born 1943), professional wrestler who was featured in Sports Illustrated, born in Portland, Maine
- Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907), author, ethnologist; born in New Sharon
- George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), educator; born in Kennebunk
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- Myrna Fahey (1933–1973), actress, Father of the Bride; born in Carmel
- Hannah Tobey Farmer (1823-1891), philanthropist, writer, social reformer; born in Berwick; died in Eliot
- Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
- Wallace Rider Farrington (1871–1933), journalist and government administrator, Territorial Governor of Hawaii (1921–1929); born in Orono
- Parker Fennelly (1891–1988), actor; born in Northeast Harbor
- William Pitt Fessenden (1806–1869), politician, Secretary of the Treasury (1864–1865); Congressman (1841–1843); Senator (1854–1864; 1865–1869); lived in Portland
- Greg Finley (born 1984), actor, The Secret Life of the American Teenager; born in Portland
- Frank Fixaris (1934–2006), sportscaster; resident of Falmouth
- Cooper Flagg (born 2006), basketball player; raised in Newport
- Ryan Flaherty (born 1986), professional baseball infielder and current coach; born in Portland
- James Flavin (1906–1976), film and television actor; born in Portland
- Charles Flint (1850–1934), businessman, founder of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM; born in Thomaston
- Francis Ford (1881–1953), actor, writer, director, brother of John Ford; born in Portland
- John Ford (1894–1973), film director, winner of six Oscars; born in Cape Elizabeth, raised on Munjoy Hill in Portland
- Philip Ford (1900–1976), film director, nephew of John Ford; born in Portland
- Melville Fuller (1833–1910), eighth Chief Justice of the United States (1888–1910); born in Augusta
- Charlie Furbush (born 1986), baseball pitcher; born in Portland, attended St. Joseph's College of Maine
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- Joey Gamache (born 1966), lightweight champion who boxed from 1976 to 2000; originally from Lewiston
- Peter A. Garland (1923–2005), politician, Congressman (1961–1963); lived in Brunswick
- Scott Garland (born 1973), WWE wrestler, ring name Scotty 2 Hotty; born in Westbrook
- Gladys George (1904–1954), actress, The Maltese Falcon, The Best Years of Our Lives; born in Patten
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. (1868–1924), early advocate of scientific management and pioneer of motion study; born in Fairfield
- Jon Gillies (born 1994), ice hockey player; raised in South Portland
- Everett Glass (1891–1966), actor; born in Bangor
- Charles Goddard (1879–1951), playwright and screenwriter for silent films; born in Portland
- Jared Golden (born 1982), politician, Congressman (2019–); lives in Lewiston
- Gary Gordon (1960–1993), Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army who died during Operation Gothic Serpent; born in Lincoln
- Noah Gray-Cabey (born 1995), teen actor, My Wife and Kids, Heroes; raised in Newry
- Chris Greeley (born 1962), Cosmopolitan magazine's Bachelor of the Month in June 1993; appeared on multiple TV shows in the 1990s
- Mace Greenleaf (1872–1912), stage and screen actor silent films
- Patty Griffin (born 1964), Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician; born in Old Town
- Einar Gustafson (1935–2001), childhood cancer patient, namesake of The Jimmy Fund; born and raised in New Sweden
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- Edwin Hall (1855–1938), physicist who discovered the "Hall effect"; born in Gorham
- John H. Hall (1781–1841), inventor of the M1819 Hall breech-loading rifle; mass production innovator; born in Portland
- Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), 15th Vice President of the United States and U.S. Senator; born in Paris
- Simon Hamlin (1866–1939), politician, Congressman (1935–1937); born in Standish
- Frank Handlen (1916–2023), artist and shipwright; born in Brooklyn
- Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), artist, poet; born in Lewiston
- George Haskins (1915–1991), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Juliana Hatfield (born 1967), guitarist and singer-songwriter; born in Wiscasset
- Garnet Hathaway (born 1991), NHL player; raised in Kennebunkport
- Heather Hemmens (born 1988), actress, Hellcats; raised in Waldo
- James Chico Hernandez (born 1954), Sambo martial artist; resides in Washburn
- Richard Herrick, received the first successful organ transplant from identical twin brother Ronald Herrick in 1954; born and lived in Maine
- Charlie Hewitt (born 1946), artist; born in Lewiston
- Joe Hill (born 1971), horror novelist; born in Hermon
- John Hodgman (born 1971), actor, writer and comedian; lives in Brooklin
- Will Holt (1929–2015), singer-songwriter, librettist and lyricist; born in Portland
- Winslow Homer (1836–1910), 19th-century painter; lived in Prouts Neck
- Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909), United States Army officer and a Union general; born in Leeds
- Caroline Dana Howe (1824–1907), writer, poet, hymnwriter; born in Fryeburg
- Helen Marr Hurd (1839–1909), educator, poet; born in Harmony; died in St. Albans
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- Robert Indiana (1928–2018), pop artist; lived in Vinalhaven
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- Dave Jackson (1902–1978), Allagash Wilderness Waterway guide
- Sandi Jackson (born 1963), politician, former member of the Chicago City Council; born in Kittery
- Theodora R. Jenness (1847–1935), writer, editor; born in Greenwood
- Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), novelist and short story writer; lived in South Berwick
- Jigger Johnson (1871–1935), logger and American folk hero known for his numerous off-the-job exploits
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- Natalie Kalmus (1882–1965), "color supervisor" of virtually all Technicolor feature films made from 1934 to 1949; born in Houlton
- Linda Kasabian (born 1949), member of Charles Manson's "family"; born in Biddeford
- David E. Kelley (born 1956), Emmy-winning television producer and writer; born in Waterville
- Anna Kendrick (born 1985), Oscar-nominated actress; born in Portland
- Matthew Kenney (born 1964), celebrity chef, author, educator and entrepreneur; raised in Searsport; graduated from University of Maine at Orono
- Sumner Kimball (1834–1923), General Supt. of U.S. Life-Saving Service; born in Lebanon; raised in Sanford
- Angus King (born 1944), Governor of Maine (1995–2003), US Senator from Maine (since 2013); lives in Brunswick
- Owen King (born 1977), author; raised in Bangor
- Stephen King (born 1947), novelist whose books have sold more than 350 million copies; born in Portland; raised in Durham; lives in Bangor
- Tabitha King (born 1949), novelist, wife of Stephen King; born in Old Town; lives in Bangor
- William King (1788–1852), politician, first Governor of Maine (1820–1821); born in Scarborough
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- Linda Lavin (born 1937), actress, Alice, six-time Tony Award nominee; born and raised in Portland
- Abby Fisher Leavitt (1836–1897), social reformer, newspaper publisher; born in Bangor
- Bud Leavitt Jr. (1917–1994), Bangor sportswriter, outdoor columnist, television host
- Paul LePage (born 1948), politician, Governor of Maine (2011–2019), Mayor of Waterville (2003–2011); born in Lewiston
- Roger Levesque (born 1981), former professional soccer player; born in Portland
- Enoch Lincoln (1788–1829), politician, Governor of Maine (1827–1829), US Congressman (1818–1826); lived in Augusta
- Tawny Little (born 1956), 1976 Miss America, television journalist; born in Portland
- Elle Logan (born 1987), 2008 Olympic gold medalist in women's rowing; born in Portland
- Alvin Orlando Lombard (1856–1937), inventor of continuous tracked vehicles; born in Springfield
- James B. Longley (1924–1980), first Independent Governor of Maine (1975–1979); born in Bangor
- James B. Longley Jr. (born 1951), politician, Congressman (1995–1997); born in Lewiston
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), poet, born and raised in Portland; attended Bowdoin College
- Barry B. Longyear (born 1942), novelist, author of Enemy Mine; lives in New Sharon
- Bob Ludwig (born 1945), audio mastering engineer, founder of Gateway Mastering and DVD in Portland
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- Marc Macaulay (born 1957), actor, Burn Notice; born in Millinocket
- Frances Laughton Mace (1836–1899), poet; born in Orono
- Dick MacPherson (1930–2017), football coach; born in Old Town
- Nicole Maines (born 1997), actress, Supergirl, LGBT rights activist; lives in Portland
- Ella M. S. Marble (1850–1929), physician; born in Gorham; died in Paris
- Bob Marley (born 1967), stand-up comedian; from Portland; born in Bangor
- Andrea Martin (born 1947), actress, comedian, voice actress, SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Kim Possible, Earthworm Jim; born in Portland
- H.S. Maxim (1840–1916), inventor of Maxim gun; born in Sangerville
- Julia Harris May (1833–1912), poet, teacher, founder; born in Strong
- David McCullough (1933–2022), author, historian, Pulitzer Prize winner; lived in Camden
- Cynthia McFadden (born 1956), co-anchor of Nightline and Primetime; born in Lewiston
- John McKernan (born 1948), politician, Governor of Maine (1987–1995), Congressman (1983–1987); born in Bangor
- Victor McKusick (1921–2008), physician, scientist, "father of medical genetics"; born in Parkman
- Vincent McKusick (1921–2014), attorney, Chief Justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court; born in Parkman
- Christian McLaughlin (born 1967), TV writer, producer, novelist; born in Houlton
- Don McLean (born 1945), singer-songwriter; lives in Camden
- Vaughn Meader (1936–2004), comedian, impersonator, musician, film actor; born in Waterville
- Estelle M. H. Merrill (1858–1908), journalist, editor; born in Jefferson
- Helen Maud Merrill (1865–1943), litterateur, poet; born in Bangor; died in Portland
- Mike Michaud (born 1955), politician, Congressman (2003–2015); lives in East Millinocket
- Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950); poet, born in Rockland
- Janet T. Mills (born 1948); politician, Governor of Maine (2019–); born in Farmington
- George J. Mitchell (born 1933), U.S. Senate Majority Leader, significant player in peace process of Northern Ireland; born in Waterville
- Herb Mitchell (1937–2011), actor, director; born in Bar Harbor
- Matthew Mulligan (born 1985), former NFL tight end; born in Bangor and lived in Enfield
- Edmund Muskie (1914–1996); politician, Governor and then Senator of Maine, and Democratic vice presidential nominee (1968), U.S. Secretary of State (1980–1981), born in Rumford
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- Emma Huntington Nason (1845–1921), poet, author, musical composer; born in Hallowell
- John Neal (1793–1876), writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist; lived entire life in Portland except for sixteen years in Boston, Baltimore, and London
- Judd Nelson (born 1959), actor, The Breakfast Club, Suddenly Susan; born in Portland
- Louise Nevelson (1899–1988), sculptor of found objects; came to Maine when she was five and lived in Rockland
- Rachel Nichols (born 1980), actress, Alias, Star Trek, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra; born and raised in Augusta
- Stephanie Niznik (1967–2019), actress, Everwood, Vanishing Son, Life Is Wild; born in Bangor
- Lillian Nordica (1857–1914), opera singer known as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the 19th and 20th centuries; born in Farmington
- William North (1755–1836), Revolutionary soldier, later made a General, aide-de-camp to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, U.S. Senator from New York (1798); born in Pemaquid
- Edward Lawry Norton (1898–1983), Bell Labs engineer and scientist famous for developing the concept of the Norton equivalent circuit; born in Rockland
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- Harry Oakes (1874–1943), discovered second-largest gold mine in Canada; mysteriously murdered in the Bahamas, which became basis of several books and movies; born in Sangerville
- Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818), naval officer of American Revolutionary War; born in Kittery
- John O'Hurley (born 1954), actor, voice actor, TV personality; J. Peterman on Seinfeld; born in Kittery
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- Albion K. Parris (1788–1857), politician, Governor of Maine (1822–1827), US Senator (1827–1828); born in Hebron
- Gilbert Patten (1866–1945), author of the Frank Merriwell novels; born in Corinna
- Frannie Peabody (1903–2001), HIV/AIDS activist, helped establish The AIDS Project, and co-founded the Peabody House
- Waldo Peirce (1884–1970), artist, born in Bangor; lived most of his life in Maine
- Maynard Pennell (1910–1994), Boeing executive and chief engineer of the 707 prototype; born in Skowhegan
- Greenleaf Whittier Pickard (1877–1956), radio pioneer and 1926 IEEE Medal of Honor winner; born in Portland
- Chellie Pingree (born 1955), politician, Congresswoman (since 2009); lives in North Haven
- Bruce Poliquin (born 1953), politician, Congressman (2015–2019); born in Waterville, lives in Oakland
- John A. Poor (1808–1871), developer of the Portland gauge Maine railway system; born in Andover
- Quinton Porter (born 1982), NFL player; born in Portland
- Zach Porter (born 1989), singer-songwriter for Allstar Weekend; born in Bath
- Shirley Povich (1905–1998), sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post; born in Bar Harbor
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- Althea G. Quimby (1858–1942), president, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maine; born in Norway
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- Esther Ralston (1902–1994), silent film actress; born in Bar Harbor
- Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889–1891 and 1895–1899; born in Portland
- Lois Rice (1933–2017), businesswoman and educator, mother Susan Rice; born in Portland
- Derek Rivers (born 1994), NFL player; born in Augusta
- Aaron Robinson (born 1970), composer; born in Camden and raised in Waldoboro
- Duncan Robinson (born 1994), professional basketball player; born in York
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935), poet; born in Alna and raised in Gardiner
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), businessman, philanthropist, public servant, Vice President of the United States (1974–1977) and Governor of New York (1959–1973); born in Bar Harbor
- Charles Rocket (1949–2005), actor, Saturday Night Live, Tequila and Bonetti, Dumb and Dumber; born in Bangor
- Lou Rogers (1879–1952), suffrage cartoonist, writer, and radio personality, born in Patten
- Daniel Rose (1772–1835), politician, Governor of Maine (1822); lived in Thomaston
- Henrietta Gould Rowe (1834/35–1910), litterateur, author; born in East Corinth
- Victoria Rowell (born 1959), actress, The Young and the Restless, Diagnosis: Murder, Dumb and Dumber; born and raised in Portland
- Travis Roy (1975–2020), college ice hockey player; born in Augusta
- Robert Rushworth (1924–1993), U.S. Air Force major general and test pilot; born in Madison
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- Tim Sample (born 1951), humorist and author; born in Fort Fairfield and raised in Boothbay Harbor
- Sue A. Sanders (1842–1931), teacher, clubwoman, author; born in Casco
- Salome Sellers (1800–1909), centenarian, born in Deer Isle
- Tony Shalhoub (born 1953), actor; attended University of Southern Maine
- Reta Shaw (1912–1982), actress, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, Mary Poppins; born in South Paris
- Arthur Shawcross (1945–2008), serial killer; born in Kittery
- Timothy Simons (born 1978), actor, Veep; born in Readfield
- Mark Sisson (born 1953), blogger and co-founder of Primal Kitchen
- Albion Woodbury Small (1854–1926), sociologist and founder of first university department of sociology in United States; born in Buckfield and raised in Bangor
- Taylor Small (born 1994), politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2021–present); born in Portland
- Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress (1940–1973); first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the Presidency at a major political party's convention; born in Skowhegan
- Samantha Smith (1972–1985), child peace activist, child actress; born in Houlton, later lived in Manchester
- Kate Snow (born 1969), television journalist for NBC News; born in Bangor
- Olympia Snowe (born 1947), Congresswoman and U.S. Senator; born in Augusta and raised in Auburn
- Louis Sockalexis (1871–1931), professional baseball player; born on Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
- Brett Somers (1922–2007), actress; born in Canada and raised in Portland
- Susan Marr Spalding (1841–1908), poet; born in Bath
- Aly Spaltro (born 1989), musician known professionally as Lady Lamb; began her recording career in Brunswick
- Ellis Spear (1834–1917), Civil War lieutenant colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment
- Percy Spencer (1894–1970), inventor of the microwave oven; born in Howland
- Spose (born 1985), rapper, podcaster; lives in Wells
- Andrew St. John (born 1982), actor, General Hospital, Life Is Wild; born in Millinocket
- Bob Stanley (born 1954), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
- Cordelia Stanwood (1865–1968), teacher, ornithologist, and wildlife photographer
- C. A. Stephens (1844–1931), writer and gerontologist; born and died in Norway
- C. J. Stevens (1927–2021), author; born in Smithfield and has lived in Phillips, Weld, and Temple
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; lived in Brunswick
- Noel Paul Stookey (born 1937); folk singer and songwriter; member of Peter Paul and Mary group; resides in Blue Hill
- Charlie Summers (born 1956); politician, Secretary of State of Maine (2011–2013); lives in Biddeford
- Bill Swift (born 1961), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
- Tim Sylvia (born 1976), mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler; born in Ellsworth
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- Drew Taggart (born 1989), musician, DJ, singer of the Chainsmokers; grew up in Freeport
- Gerald Talbot (born 1931), Maine state legislator (1972–1978), African American civil rights activist; born in Bangor
- Phyllis Thaxter (1919–2012), actress; born in Portland
- Augustin Thompson (1835–1903), creator of Moxie; born in Union
- Brigadier Samuel Thompson (1734–1798), soldier of the American Revolutionary War; lived in Brunswick
- Gary Thorne (born 1948), sportscaster; born in Bangor
- Luis Tiant (1940–2024), baseball player; lived in Wells
- Andrew J. Tozier (1838–1910), soldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient; born in Litchfield
- Novella Jewell Trott (1846–1929), author, editor; born in Woolwich
- Jeff Turner (born 1962), retired professional basketball player; born in Bangor
- Liv Tyler (born 1977), actress, daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler; grew up in Maine
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- John G. Utterback (1872–1955), politician, Congressman (1933–1935); lived in Bangor
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- Donald Valle (1908–1977), founder and owner of Valle's Steak House restaurant chain; born in Italy, moved to Portland in 1912
- Richard Valle (1931–1995), son of Donald Valle and owner of eponymously named Valle's Steak House; born in Portland
- Rudy Vallée (1901–1986), singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer; lived in Westbrook
- Todd Verow (born 1966), filmmaker, cinematographer, actor; born in Bangor
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- Oliver Wahlstrom (born 2000), hockey player; born in Yarmouth
- John Bruce Wallace (born 1950), composer, musician, author; born in Calais
- Dan Walters (1966–2020), baseball player; born in Brunswick
- Sam Webb (born 1945), former chairman of Communist Party USA; born in Maine
- Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008), novelist; lived in Blue Hill
- Clarence White (1944–1973), bluegrass, country rock, and rock guitarist; born in Lewiston
- E. B. White (1899–1985), essayist, author, humorist, poet; lived in Brooklin
- Ellen G. White (1827–1915), author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; born in Gorham
- Charles Whitman (1842–1910), zoologist, influential to the founding of classical ethology; born in Woodstock
- JoAnn Willette (born 1963), actress, Just the Ten of Us; born in Lewiston
- William D. Williamson (1779–1846) politician, Governor of Maine (1821); lived in Bangor
- Carl Willey (1931–2009) baseball player; born in Cherryfield
- Dorothy Clarke Wilson (1904–2003), author, playwright; born in Gardiner
- Abba Goold Woolson (1838–1921), writer; born in Windham
- Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), 20th-century painter; had a home in Cushing
- Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), contemporary painter; has lived in Maine since the mid-1960s
- N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945), artist and illustrator; bought a home in Port Clyde in the 1930s
- Nick Wyman (born 1950), actor, Die Hard with a Vengeance; born in Portland
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- Steven Zirnkilton (born 1958), voice actor and former politician; lives in Seal Harbor
See also
References
- "Original MTV VJ finds excitement of a new kind in Maine". November 11, 2013.
- Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. pp. 11–12. ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
- "Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995)". University of Maine.
- "SMITH, Margaret Chase (1897–1995)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Current Biography Yearbook VI. H.W. Wilson Company. 1971.
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