The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in

Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 8,766 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County, which includes one city and 10 towns. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its ...

Authors and academics

Robert Jaffe Robert Loren Jaffe (born May 23, 1946) is an American physicist and the Jane and Otto Morningstar Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was formerly director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics. Biograp ...

, physicist * McDonald Clarke, poet *

Eleanor P. Cushing Eleanor Philbrook Cushing (December 27, 1856 – April 21, 1925) was an American mathematics professor, on the faculty of Smith College from 1881 to 1922. Early life and education Cushing was born in Bath, Maine, the daughter of Samuel Woodw ...

, mathematics professor at

Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College ...

Alice May Douglas Alice May Douglas (June 28, 1865 – January 6, 1943) was an American author of poetry, children's literature, and non-fiction, as well as a newspaper editor. Biography Alice May Douglas was born in Bath, Maine, June 28, 1865, which remained her ...

, poet and author * George F. Magoun, first president of Iowa College (now Grinnell College) *

Edward Page Mitchell Edward Page Mitchell (1852–1927) was an American editorial and short story writer for '' The Sun'', a daily newspaper in New York City. He became that newspaper's editor in 1897, succeeding Charles Anderson Dana. Mitchell was recognized as a ...

, editorial and short story writer * William Maxwell Reed, author of children's science books *

Susan Marr Spalding Susan Marr Spalding (, Marr; July 4, 1841 – March 12, 1908) was an American poet of the long nineteenth century. Spalding was best known and least known by her poem, "Fate". The poem itself was widely copied and claimed, and its title was somet ...

(1841–1908), poet *

Geoffrey Wolff Geoffrey Wolff (born 1937) is an American novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer. Among his honors and recognition are the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1994) and fellowships of the National Endowment fo ...

, novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer; lives in Bath * Glenn Cummings, economist, politician and

University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universitie ...

President

Business

Charles W. Morse Charles Wyman Morse (October 21, 1856 – January 12, 1933) was an American businessman and speculator who committed frauds and engaged in corrupt business practices. At one time he controlled 13 banks. Known as the "Ice King" early in his career ...

, businessman

Media and arts

Georgia Cayvan Georgie Eva Cayvan (August 22, 1857 – November 19, 1906) was a popular stage actress in the United States in the later part of the nineteenth century. Early life Georgia Cayvan was born at Bath, Maine. She attended and graduated from the ...

, stage actress * Claude Demetrius, songwriter *

Emma Eames Emma Eames (August 13, 1865 – June 13, 1952) was an American first dramatic soprano, later lyric soprano renowned for the beauty of her voice. She sang major lyric and lyric-dramatic roles in opera and had an important career in New York ...

, singer * Chad Finn, sportswriter *

John Adams Jackson John Adams Jackson (November 5, 1825 – August 30, 1879) was a noted American sculptor. Life Jackson was born November 5, 1825 in Bath, Maine, and apprenticed to a machinist in Boston, where he gave evidence of talent by modelling a bust of Tho ...

, sculptor *

William Zorach William Zorach (February 28, 1889 – November 15, 1966) was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the arts. He is notable for being at the forefront of American artists embracing cubism, as well as for ...

, sculptor

Military

* Charles Frederick Hughes, US Navy admiral * William Smith, US Army private;

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient *

Silas Soule Silas Stillman Soule (/ˈsoʊl/ ole (July 26, 1838 – April 23, 1865) was an American abolitionist, military officer and 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad. As a Kansas Jayhawker, he supported and was a proponent of John Brown's mov ...

, abolitionist and Civil War era soldier

Politics

* Nathaniel S. Berry, 28th

governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...

Samuel Davis Samuel or Sam Davis may refer to: * Samuel Davis (orientalist) (1760–1819), British orientalist and amateur artist * Samuel Davis (American politician) (1774–1831), U.S. representative from Massachusetts * Samuel Davis (Canadian politician) (19 ...

, US congressman * Thomas W. Hyde, US senator; Union Army general and

Metal of Honor ''Metal of Honor: The Ironworkers of 9/11'' is a documentary film about the ironworkers who worked on the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks. It premiered on Spike TV Paramount Network is an American basic cable television chann ...

recipient; founder of Bath Iron Works *

William King William King may refer to: Arts *Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer *William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King *William King (artist) (1925–2015), Ame ...

, first governor of Maine * Arthur Mayo, state legislator *

Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life and education He was born in Bath, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the ...

, US congressman and mayor *

Amos Nourse Amos Nourse (December 17, 1794April 7, 1877) was a medical doctor who became a U.S. Senator from the state of Maine for a very short term. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1812 and from Harvard Medical School ...

, physician and US senator * William LeBaron Putnam, lawyer and politician *

Harold M. Sewall Harold Marsh Sewall (January 3, 1860 – October 28, 1924) was an American politician and diplomat. Sewall was born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. He was the son of Arthur Sewall. Sewall served in the Maine House of Representatives, 1896, ...

, last

United States Minister to Hawaii The United States Minister to Hawaii was an office of the United States Department of State to the Kingdom of Hawaii during the period of 1810 to 1898. Appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of Congress, the Minister to ...

Sumner Sewall Sumner Sewall (June 17, 1897January 25, 1965) was an American Republican politician and airline executive who served as the 58th Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. He began his aviation career during World War I as a fighter ace. Life and car ...

, 58th governor of Maine *

Mary Small Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, politician * David Sinclair, politician and resident of Bath *

Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge (April 9, 1826April 30, 1894) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine, the son of a physician, Dr. John Stockbridge, and attended the common schools there. He clerked at a who ...

, US senator *

Peleg Tallman Peleg Tallman (July 24, 1764 – March 12, 1840) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Tiverton in the Rhode Island Colony and attended public schools. He served in the Revolutionary War on the privateer T ...

, US congressman

Science and engineering

* Edward Davis, buccaneer and engineer *

Francis H. Fassett Francis Henry Fassett (June 25, 1823 – November 1, 1908) was an American architect in Maine who built as many as 400 homes and buildings throughout the state. Working in the Victorian High Gothic and Queen Anne styles, he especially influ ...

, architect *

Henry Gannett Henry Gannett (August 24, 1846 – November 5, 1914) was an American geographer who is described as the "father of mapmaking in America."Evans, Richard Tranter; Frye, Helen M. (2009).History of the Topographic Branch (Division) (PDF). ''U.S. Geo ...

, geographer *

George Edward Harding George Edward Harding (1843–1907) was an American architect in practice in New York City. In association with his partner William Tyson Gooch, he is best known as designer of several early skyscrapers in New York.Sarah Bradford Landau and Carl ...

, architect"The Death of George Edward Harding,"
American Architect and Building News
' 92, no. 1663 (November 9, 1907): 146. *

, physicist

References

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Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ...