14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bigelow Corners
The nearest, D. Mallory Stephens, was born in Patterson, 4 mi away. Charles Ives is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bigelow Corners. 183 towns in Connecticut have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Bigelow Corners’ famous people
Famous people born near Bigelow Corners
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bigelow Corners and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna von Oy: Glasgow Skinner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Peyton: Vinoodh Matadin and Inez van Lamsveerde, CC0, Wikimedia Commons