List of people from Lewiston, Maine
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Lewiston, Maine.
- Alice Mary Baldwin, historian and educator[1]
- Thomas A. Desjardin, historian of the American Civil War
- Edward C. Hayes, sociologist, and president of the American Sociological Association
- Douglas Hodgkin, political scientist and historian
- Bernard Lown, pioneering cardiologist credited with inventing the defibrillator; Nobel Peace Prize recipient[2]
- Tyler Freeman, notable architect
Business
- Benjamin E. Bates, industrialist, founder of the Bates Mills and benefactor of Bates College
- Edward Burgess Butler, businessman and founder of Butler Brothers department stores
- Yvon Chouinard, rock climber and founder of Patagonia
- Orland Smith, railroad executive and soldier
Media and arts
- Erin Andrews, television sports reporter, Dancing with the Stars co-host
- Tom Caron, sportscaster
- Ernie Coombs C.M., children's television entertainer and Order of Canada recipient
- Patrick Dempsey, actor, star of television series Grey's Anatomy
- Jim Flynn, songwriter, born in Lewiston
- Marsden Hartley, modernist painter
- Ray LaMontagne, folk singer and songwriter
- Cynthia McFadden, newscaster
- Rene Rancourt, singer
- Anne Taintor, artist, born in Lewiston
- Michael "Mudcat" Ward, blues bassist, pianist and songwriter,[3] born in Lewiston
- Clarence White, guitar player and member of the rock group The Byrds
- Frances Turgeon Wiggin, composed Maine state song
- JoAnn Willette, actress, star of television series Just the Ten of Us