Notable Alumni of University of Southern Maine

Chellie Pingree 1955–

U.S. Representative for Maine's 1st district

Attended until 1973

Also attended: College of the Atlantic, University of Maine

Child: Hannah Pingree (Brown University)

Kevan Jones 1964–

British Labour politician and member of House of Lords

Also attended: University of Maine

Simon M. Hamlin 1866–1939

U.S. representative from Maine, 1935–1937

Also attended: Bowdoin College, University of Maine

Dana Dow

Republican former Maine state senator

Also attended: University of Maine

John Currier 1951–2020

28th Vice Commandant of the US Coast Guard

Also attended: University of Maine, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Margaret D. Klein 1957–

Retired US Navy rear admiral and Naval War College dean

Master of Education · Educational leadership

Also attended: United States Naval Academy, University of Pennsylvania

Rick Bennett 1963–

Maine state senator and businessman

Also attended: University of Maine, Harvard University

Michael F. Brennan 1953–

87th Mayor of Portland, Maine

Also attended: Florida State University, University of Maine, University of New England

Cleon Turner 1945–

Former Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: University of Maine, Suffolk University

Herb Adams 1955–

Historian and Maine state legislator

Also attended: Harvard University

Linda Valentino 1956–

Maine state senator

Also attended: University of Maine

Kate Chappell 1942–

Co-founder of Tom's of Maine

Also attended: University of Maine, Sarah Lawrence College, Chatham University

Tony Shalhoub 1953–

Actor and filmmaker

Also attended: Yale University, University of Maine, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Lois Lowry 1937–

Children's author of The Giver

Also attended: University of Maine, Brown University

Charlotte Agell 1959–

Swedish-born author of children's and young adult books

Also attended: Bowdoin College, Harvard University

Hannah Holmes 1963–

Writer, journalist and science commentator

Also attended: University of Maine

Glenn Chadbourne 1959–

Artist and illustrator

Also attended: University of Maine

Kevin St. Jarre 1968–

Author, teacher and former soldier

Also attended: University of Maine at Fort Kent, University of Maine, University of Maine at Presque Isle

John Bruce Wallace 1949–

Composer, avant-garde guitarist and painter

Also attended: University of Maine, University of Maryland Global Campus, University of Oregon

Wilbur R. Ingalls, Jr. 1923–1997

Maine architect focused on schools

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, University of Maine, Syracuse University

Christine Young 2000–

Investigative journalist and author

Also attended: University of Maine, Columbia University in the City of New York

Spencer Albee 1976–

Musician, singer and songwriter

Also attended: University of Maine

Kristina Sabasteanski 1969–

Biathlete who competed in two Olympics

Master's degree · Occupational therapy · Class of 2011

Also attended: Castleton University

Luke Robinson 1985–

American professional wrestler

Also attended: University of Maine