List of people from Portland, Maine

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Portland, Maine.

Eccentric and influential writer and critic, John Neal
Birthplace of Thomas B. Reed c. 1915 (since demolished)
Wadsworth-Longfellow House c. 1910
Fort Levett

Authors and academics

Business

Explorers and settlers

Media and arts

Military

Politics

Professionals

Sports

Other
  • Nathaniel Gordon, only American slave trader to be tried, convicted, and executed under the Piracy Law of 1820 "for being engaged in the Slave Trade"
  • Ellen Martin Henrotin, social reformer, born in Portland, Maine
  • Lois Galgay Reckitt (born 1944), executive director of Family Crisis Services, Portland, Maine
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References
  1. Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-1-57197-088-6.
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