List of people from Portland, Maine
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Portland, Maine.
Birthplace of Thomas B. Reed c. 1915 (since demolished)
Wadsworth-Longfellow House c. 1910
[edit] Authors and academics
[edit] Business
[edit] Explorers and settlers
[edit] Media and arts
- Bebe Buell, model, musician, and mother of Liv Tyler.[citation needed]
- Howie Carr, radio personality.
- Charles Codman, painter.
- Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[citation needed].
- Greg Finley II, actor.
- Frank Fixaris, sportscaster.
- John Ford, director.
- Adam Gardner, musician.
- Peter Garland, composer.
- Jeremiah Hacker, journalist and reformer.
- Anna Kendrick, actress.
- Linda Lavin, actress.
- Bob Ludwig, Grammy Award-winning audio mastering engineer.
- Bob Marley, comedian.
- Andrea Martin, actress.
- Judd Nelson, actor.
- Lincoln Peirce, comic strip creator, Big Nate.
- Victoria Rowell, actress.
- Stuart Saunders Smith, composer and percussionist.
- Brett Somers, actress.
- Liv Tyler, actress.
- Jonathan M. Woodward, actor.[citation needed]
[edit] Military
- James Alden, Jr., rear admiral in the United States Navy.
- John H. Hall (soldier), inventor of the first United States Army breech loading rifle.
- Charles J. Loring, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient.
- Holman S. Melcher, mayor, Civil War veteran.
- Edward Preble, naval officer.
- Ronald Speirs, army officer with that Easy Company, 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment.
- Peleg Wadsworth, Revolutionary War general.
[edit] Politics
- Joshua Chamberlain, civil war veteran, governor, served as Surveyor of the Portland Port.
- Neal S. Dow, Mayor of Portland, Civil War general, Temperance Movement leader.
- John Eder, politician and Green Party organizer.
- William P. Fessenden, senator.
- Fletcher Hale, congressman from New Hampshire.
- Chris Korzen, progressive political activist and author.
- John Lynch, congressman.
- George Mitchell, US Senate Majority Leader (1989 to 1995), ex-chairman of Walt Disney, American special envoy to the Middle East.
- Thomas Brackett Reed, congressman, Speaker of the House.
- Charles W. Walton, congressman.
- Herman W. Waterman, Wisconsin politician.
- Joseph E. Brennan, governor, 1979-1987
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[edit] Sports
- Mike Brown, mixed martial arts fighter.
- Nik Caner-Medley, basketball player.
- Dick Capp, NFL tight end and linebacker.
- Ian Crocker, Olympic swimmer.
- Rob Elowitch, professional wrestler.
- Dave Graham, professional rock climber.[citation needed]
- Pete Ladd, pitcher for the Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Seattle Mariners.
- Steve Letarte, NASCAR crew chief.
- Gary McAdam, former hockey player.[citation needed]
- Quinton Porter, NFL quarterback.
- Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic marathon gold medalist.
- Bob Stanley, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
- Charlie Furbush, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.