# List of University of Maine people

The list of University of Maine people includes notable graduates, former students, faculty, and presidents of the University of Maine.

## Arts, literature, humanities, and entertainment

* Doris Twitchell Allen, Children's International Summer Villages founder
* Lawrence Bender, film producer (Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting)
* Will Bonsall, American author, seed saver and veganic farmer
* Mary Ellen Chase, Class of 1909, American educator, teacher, scholar, and author
* Donald DePoy, Classes of 1994/1996, bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer.
* Nick Di Paolo, Class of 1984, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster
* Biff Elliot, actor and sportscaster
* Chad Finn, sportswriter
* Clarine Coffin Grenfell, Class of 1932, author and poet
* Rick Hautala, Class of 1970, author
* Donald Holder, Class of 1980, Tony-winning Broadway lighting designer ("The Lion King")
* Stephen King, Class of 1970, author
* Tabitha King, Class of 1971, author
* Bruce McMillan, Class of 1969, author, photo-illustrator, poet, watercolor painter
* Judy Pancoast, Class of 1997, children's music singer and songwriter
* Tina Passman, classical scholar
* Mildred Brown Schrumpf, Class of 1925, Maine food educator and columnist
* Timothy Simons, Class of 2001, Actor and comedian best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep
* Brad Sullivan, actor
* Paul Theroux, American author
* Rudy Vallée, Attended 1921–1922, Jazz singer and pop star of the 1920s

## Politics

* Albert E. Anderson, Class of 1909, state legislator (1917–1918) and attorney
* John Baldacci, Class of 1986, Governor of Maine (2003–2011)
* Janet Bewley, member of the Wisconsin Legislature
* Joseph E. Brennan, Governor of Maine (1979–1987), member of the United States House of Representatives (1987–1991)
* Styles Bridges, Governor of New Hampshire (1935–1937), U.S. Senator (1937–1961)
* Emily Cain, Class of 2002, State Legislator (2005–2014)
* Ben Chipman, State Representative from Portland
* Patricia M. Collins, two-term mayor of Caribou, Maine, and civic leader
* Samuel Collins, Jr., State Senator (1974–1984) and Maine Supreme Court Associate Justice (1988–1994)
* W. Edward Crockett, Bachelor's 1983, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
* Linda Smith Dyer, J.D. 1980, lawyer, lobbyist, women's rights activist, co-founder of the Maine Women's Lobby
* Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State of Maine (2005 – 2011; 2013 – current)
* Peter Edgecomb, State Representative from Caribou (2004–2012)
* Keith Farnham, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2009–2014)
* Wallace Rider Farrington, Class of 1891, Governor of Hawai'i (1921–1929), founder of University of Hawaiʻi
* David Haggan, Class of 1989, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2016-)
* Charles Harlow, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2004–2010)
* Debra Lee Hovey, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
* Edwin F. Ladd, U.S. Senator from North Dakota (1921–1925)
* Paul LePage, Governor of Maine (2011–2019)
* Kenneth P. MacLeod, Class of 1940, President of the Maine Senate
* Ann Matlack, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
* John R. McKernan, Jr., Governor of Maine (1987–1995), member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1987)
* Anne C. Perry, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
* Ambureen Rana, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
* Leigh Saufley, Class of 1976, State of Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice (2001–2020)
* Tom Saviello, Member of the Maine Senate (2011–2018)
* David Slagger, Member of the Maine House of Representatives representing the Maliseet people (2012)
* Olympia Snowe, Class of 1969, U.S. Senator from Maine (1995–2013)
* Gregory Swallow, Class of 1981, Member of the Maine House of Representatives

## Military

* Dana T. Merrill, United States Army brigadier general

## Business, construction, and service

* Colby Chandler, Class of 1950, former CEO, Eastman Kodak
* Francis Clergue, businessman, industrialist
* Maurice K. Goddard, former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, a driving force in the creation of 45 Pennsylvania state parks during his 24 years in office.
* Chandler C. Harvey, Classes of 1890/1893, newspaper publisher
* Frank Knight, arborist
* Patrice Oppliger, Assistant Professor of Communication, Boston University College of Communication
* Robert A. Rushworth, Class of 1951, Air Force test pilot
* Harold Allen Fernald, Class of 1954, publishing executive and philanthropist

## Science and engineering

* Paul André Albert, Class of 1950, engineer and inventor, IBM and founder of ACI Alloys
* Harold Beverage, Class of 1915, inventor, Vice President of R&D at RCA Communications
* Pearce Paul Creasman, Class of 2003, Egyptologist & archaeologist; Director, University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition
* Hugh Hamilton DeWitt, faculty 1969-1995 Ichthyologist, marine biologist and oceanographer
* Francis T. Crowe, Class of 1905, Civil Engineer, chief engineer of the Hoover Dam, namesake of the Francis Crowe Society
* Leslie Glasgow (Class of 1948) – biologist and conservationist who was assistant Secretary of the Interior in the first Nixon administration
* Leslie Holdridge, Class of 1931, botanist
* Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Class of 1979, professor at IIT Madras and Padma Shri recipient
* Louis LaPierre, Class of 1974, former professor of ecology who resigned from the Order of Canada after it was discovered that he had misrepresented his academic credentials
* Bernard Lown, Class of 1942, Nobel Peace Prize winner
* Richard Lutz, Class of 1975 – deep sea vent researcher, director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
* Francis T. McAndrew, Ph.D. 1981, Psychologist/Professor/Author
* Chuck Peddle, Engineering Physics 1959, main developer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor
* Lore Alford Rogers, Class of 1896, USDA dairy scientist and bacteriologist
* Ronald A. Roy, Engineering Physics 1981, 65th George Eastman Chaired Professor, Head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
* Robert Slocum, botanist and biologist

## Sports

* Bob Beers, NHL player, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders; color commentator on Bruins radio broadcasts
* Jovan Belcher, former linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs.
* Ben Bishop, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning
* Cindy Blodgett, basketball player in the WNBA and former women's basketball program head coach at the University of Maine
* Jim Boylen, head coach, Chicago Bulls
* Mike Bordick, former Major League Baseball shortstop
* D'Lo Brown (born Accie Conner), professional wrestler
* Mike Buck, former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
* Jack Capuano, NHL defenseman; coach of the New York Islanders
* Rick Carlisle, NBA player, Indiana Pacers coach (transferred to University of Virginia)
* Dave Cloutier, former American Football League safety for the Boston Patriots.
* Stephen Cooper, former linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
* Scott Darling, Goalie, won the 2014–15 Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks
* Niko Dimitrakos, professional ice hockey player
* Mike DeVito, former defensive end for the New York Jets
* Mike Dunham, former NHL player and Olympian (2002)
* Mike Flynn, center, Baltimore Ravens
* Brian Gaine, NFL executive
* Barrett Heisten, ECHL player, Alaska Aces
* Jimmy Howard, NHL goalie, Detroit Red Wings
* Ben Hutton, defenseman Vancouver Canucks
* Martin John, professional soccer player, full back, Cardiff City
* Joe Johnson, baseball player for Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays
* Paul Kariya, NHL player for St. Louis Blues, eldest Kariya brother
* Steve Kariya, SEL player, Frölunda HC, middle brother of Paul and Martin
* Martin Kariya, KHL player, Dinamo Riga, younger brother of Paul and Steve
* Noam Laish (born 1993), Israeli basketball player
* Jack Leggett, baseball head coach, Clemson University
* Mike Lundin, NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning
* Riley Masters, mid-distance runner
* Brandon McGowan, defensive back, New England Patriots
* Kevin McMahan, wide receiver, 2006 Mr. Irrelevant
* Carl "Stump" Merrill, former manager of the New York Yankees
* Greg Moore, AHL player, Hartford Wolfpack
* Matthew Mulligan, tight end, Detroit Lions
* Gustav Nyquist, NHL player, Detroit Red Wings
* Montell Owens, former fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
* Bill Patrick, (AKA Gerard Monteux), NBC, Versus Network announcer and columnist
* Jeremy Peña, MLB player, Houston Astros
* Dustin Penner, NHL player, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
* Jeff Plympton, MLB, Boston Red Sox
* Teddy Purcell, NHL winger, Edmonton Oilers
* Viktoriya Rybalko, track-and-field long jumper
* Irv Ray, MLB player, Boston Beaneaters, Baltimore Orioles
* Patrick Ricard, American football player for the Baltimore Ravens
* Devin Shore, Anaheim Ducks
* Garth Snow, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders; general manager of Islanders
* Daren Stone, safety, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens
* Justin Strzelczyk, former offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Jeremy Swayman, NHL goaltender, Boston Bruins
* Mark Sweeney, Major League Baseball outfielder
* Bill Swift, former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Lofa Tatupu, former NFL player and Pro Bowl linebacker, Seattle Seahawks (transferred to University of Southern California)
* Larry Thomas, former Major League Baseball player
* Gary Thorne ESPN sports analyst and play-by-play announcer
* John Tortorella, NHL head coach, Philadelphia Flyers
* Eric Weinrich, NHL player and 1988 USA Olympic hockey team member
* Jim Montgomery, Head Coach, Boston Bruins
* Ryan Lomberg, NHL Left Winger, Florida Panthers

## Faculty and administration
### Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the University of Maine.
| | President | Tenure | Events |
| – | Merritt Caldwell Fernald | July 15, 1868 – August 31,1871 | Acting President |
| 1. | Charles Frederick Allen | September 1,1871 – December 31,1878 | |
| 2. | Merritt Caldwell Fernald | March 1, 1879 – August 31, 1893 | |
| 3. | Abram W. Harris | September 1, 1893 – December 31, 1901 | |
| 4. | George Fellows | January 1, 1902 – August 31, 1910 | |
| – | James Norris Hart | September 1, 1910 – December 31, 1910 | Acting President |
| 5. | Robert Judson Aley | January 1, 1911 – August 5, 1921 | |
| – | Joint Committee of the Board of Trustees | August 6, 1921 – April 7, 1922 | |
| 6. | Clarence Cook Little | April 8, 1922 – August 31, 1925 | Resigned to become President of the University of Michigan |
| – 7. | Harold Boardman | September 1, 1925 – June 30, 1934 | Acting President until June 12, 1926 |
| 8. | Arthur Hauck | July 1, 1934 – February 28, 1958 | Longest serving President |
| – | Joseph M. Murray | March 1, 1958 – June 30, 1958 | Acting President |
| 9. | Lloyd Hartman Elliott | July 1, 1958 – September 30, 1965 | Resigned to become President of the George Washington University |
| 10. | Hugh Young | October 1, 1965 – June 30, 1968 | |
| – 11. | Winthrop Libby | July 1, 1968 – August 31, 1973 | Acting President until April 16, 1969 |
| 12. | Howard R. Neville | September 1, 1973 – August 30, 1979 | |
| – | Kenneth W. Allen | July 26, 1979 – August 24, 1980 | Acting President Tenure overlapped with both his predecessor and successor. He was only outright-Acting President for approximately 7 months. |
| 13 | Paul H. Silverman | April 25, 1980 – August 31, 1984 | |
| 14. | Arthur M. Johnson | July 8, 1984 – August 31, 1986 | |
| 15. | Dale W. Lick | September 1, 1986 – June 30, 1991 | |
| – | Gregory N. Brown | February 24, 1992 – March 30, 1992 | Acting President |
| 16. | Frederick E. Hutchinson | April 1, 1992 – June 30, 1997 | |
| – | John A. Alexander | July 1, 1997 – July 31, 1997 | Acting President |
| 17. | Peter S. Hoff | August 1, 1997 – August 15, 2004 | |
| 18. | Robert A. Kennedy | April 15, 2005 – June 30, 2011 | |
| 19. | Paul W. Ferguson | July 1, 2011 – July 6, 2014 | |
| 20. | Susan J. Hunter | July 7, 2014 – June 30, 2018 | First Female President of the University. |
| 21. | Joan Ferrini-Mundy | July 1, 2018 – present | |

### History

* Robert H. Babcock,
* Caroline Colvin
* Clark G. Reynolds, Professor of History (1968-1976)
* David C. Smith

### Philosophy

* Douglas Allen

### Other

* Alvin C. Eurich, first President of the State University of New York
* Eileen Farrell, opera singer
* Edward D. Ives, folklorist
* Colin Martindale, psychologist and author
* Joanne P. McCallie, coach
* Charles L. Phillips, professor of military science and tactics, U.S. Army brigadier general
* H. A. Pogorzelski, mathematician
* Richard M. Ryckman, psychologist and author
* Alan Shulman, composer and cellist
* Joseph W. Westphal, administrator
* John Franklin Witter, veterinarian specialist in avian medicine