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Stephen king
Suspense author, best known for novels like "It", "The Shining", and "Carrie". King was born and raised in Bangor.
Edna St. Vincent Millay - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, born in Rockland, Maine but spent much of her childhood in Bangor.
Hannibal Hamlin - 15th Vice President of the United States, serving under Abraham Lincoln. Hamlin was born in Paris, Maine but lived in Bangor for many years.
Margaret Chase Smith - First woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine but represented Bangor in Congress.
Joshua Chamberlain - Civil War hero, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, just across the Penobscot River from Bangor.
Richard Blanco - Inaugural poet for President Obama's second inauguration in 2013. Blanco was born in Madrid, Spain but grew up in Bangor.
Dorothea Dix - 19th century mental health reformer and advocate, born in Hampden just south of Bangor.
Suspense author, best known for novels like "It", "The Shining", and "Carrie". King was born and raised in Bangor.
Edna St. Vincent Millay - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, born in Rockland, Maine but spent much of her childhood in Bangor.
Hannibal Hamlin - 15th Vice President of the United States, serving under Abraham Lincoln. Hamlin was born in Paris, Maine but lived in Bangor for many years.
Margaret Chase Smith - First woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine but represented Bangor in Congress.
Joshua Chamberlain - Civil War hero, professor, and 32nd Governor of Maine. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, just across the Penobscot River from Bangor.
Richard Blanco - Inaugural poet for President Obama's second inauguration in 2013. Blanco was born in Madrid, Spain but grew up in Bangor.
Dorothea Dix - 19th century mental health reformer and advocate, born in Hampden just south of Bangor.
