# List of people from Maine

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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## A

* 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
* Lorne Armstrong (born 1970), criminal, featured on To Catch a Predator; born in Cambridge

## B

* 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), former professional football player; born in Portland
* Leon Leonwood Bean (1872–1967), founder of L.L. Bean Inc., a large private retail company in Freeport
* Linda Bean (1941–2024), businessperson and political candidate, granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean; lived 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
* Del Bissonette (1899–1972), professional baseball player and coach; born in Winthrop
* Nina Blackwood (born 1955), radio and television personality, actor, model; lives in Mid Coast region
* James G. Blaine (1830–1893), United States Representative from Maine, Senator from Maine, and Secretary of State, Republican presidential candidate in 1884; lived in Augusta
* Dennis Blair (born 1947), US Director of National Intelligence (2009–2010), four-star U.S. Navy admiral; born in Kittery
* Cindy Blodgett (born 1975), former professional basketball player and coach; born in Clinton
* Tim Boetsch (born 1981), mixed martial artist; born in Lincolnville
* Gordon Bok (born 1939), folk singer-songwriter; born in Camden
* Dan Bolduc (born 1953), former professional hockey player; born in Waterville
* Milton Bradley (1836–1911), board game manufacturer with the Milton Bradley Company; born in Vienna
* Joseph E. Brennan (1934–2024), 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
* Chet Bulger (1917–2009), professional football player; born in Rumford
* John Bunting (born 1950), former professional football player; born in Portland
* Brian Butterfield (born 1958), professional baseball coach; born in Bangor

## C

* Nik Caner-Medley (born 1983), former professional basketball player; raised 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
* Tom Caron (born 1963), sportscaster and soccer executive; born in Lewiston
* Howie Carr (born 1952), journalist, author, radio talk-show host; born in Portland
* Bill Carrigan (1883–1969), professional baseball player and manager; 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 (1965–2024), 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 (1927–2001), children's entertainer, known for Mr. Dressup; born in Lewiston
* Michelle Coombs, geologist currently working in Alaska, originally from Maine
* Thurlow Cooper (1933–2008), professional football player; born in Augusta
* 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

## D

* 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
* Nate Davis (born 1996), professional football player; born in York
* 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), former professional hockey 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), professional hockey player; born in Biddeford
* Emma B. Dunham (1826–1910), poet, teacher; born in Minot; died in Deering

## E

* 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
* Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907), author, ethnologist; born in New Sharon
* George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), educator; born in Kennebunk

## F

* 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
* Andrew Fischer (born 1990), Mainer. Born in Portland, Maine.
* Frank Fixaris (1934–2006), sportscaster; resident of Falmouth
* Cooper Flagg (born 2006), collegiate basketball player; born in Newport
* Ryan Flaherty (born 1986), former professional baseball player 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
* Doug Friedman (born 1976), former professional hockey player; born in Cape Elizabeth
* Melville Fuller (1833–1910), eighth Chief Justice of the United States (1888–1910); born in Augusta
* Charlie Furbush (born 1986), former professional baseball player; born in Portland

## G

* 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), professional 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
* George Gore (1854–1933), professional baseball player; born in Saccarappa
* 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 (1962–2023), politician, 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; born in Dixfield
* 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

## H

* 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
* Al Harris (born 1956), former professional football player and coach; born in Bangor
* 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), professional hockey 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
* Stan Hindman (1944–2020), professional football player; born in Houlton
* 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

## I

* Robert Indiana (1928–2018), pop artist; lived in Vinalhaven

## J

* Dave Jackson (1902–1978), Allagash Wilderness Waterway guide; born in Allagash
* 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; born in Fryeburg

## K

* 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
* Sumner Kimball (1834–1923), General Supt. of U.S. Life-Saving Service; born in Lebanon; raised in Sanford
* Matt Kinney (born 1976), former professional baseball player; born in Bangor
* 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

## L

* Pete Ladd (1956–2023), professional baseball player; born in Portland
* 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
* Ray Lemek (1934–2005), professional football player; lived in Readfield
* 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

## M

* 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
* Steve Martin (born 1952), sportscaster; born in Millinocket
* 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
* Mike McHugh (born 1965), former professional hockey player; born in Bowdoin
* 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
* Will Montgomery (born 1983), former professional football player; born in Brunswick
* Matthew Mulligan (born 1985), former professional football player; 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

## N

* 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

## O

* 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

## P

* Freddy Parent (1875–1972), professional baseball player; born in Biddeford
* 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
* Darryl Pollard (born 1964), former professional football player; born in Ellsworth
* 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), former professional football 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

## Q

* Althea G. Quimby (1858–1942), president, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maine; born in Norway
* Colby Quiñones (born 2003), professional soccer player, Portland Hearts of Pine and Puerto Rico national team; born in Biddeford

## R

* 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
* Ryan Reid (born 1985), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
* Lois Rice (1933–2017), businesswoman and educator, mother of Susan Rice; born in Portland
* Derek Rivers (born 1994), professional football 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
* Mark Rogers (born 1986), former professional baseball player; born in Brunswick
* 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 and disability rights activist; born in Augusta
* Robert Rushworth (1924–1993), U.S. Air Force major general and test pilot; born in Madison

## S

* 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; born in Ellsworth
* Tim Stauffer (born 1982), former professional baseball player; born in Portland
* 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

## T

* 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), professional 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

## U

* John G. Utterback (1872–1955), politician, Congressman (1933–1935); lived in Bangor

## V

* 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

## W

* Oliver Wahlstrom (born 2000), professional 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) professional 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; lives in Monhegan
* 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

## Z

* Steven Zirnkilton (born 1958), voice actor and former politician; lives in Seal Harbor