
Born near Candlewood Orchards: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Ives, from Danbury, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Candlewood Orchards. P. T. Barnum is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Next door, Brookfield lists 4, led by Joseph Collins.
What stands out about Candlewood Orchards’ famous people
Famous people born near Candlewood Orchards
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Who’s the most famous person from Candlewood Orchards?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Candlewood Orchards’ most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Brookfield has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Candlewood Orchards 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 (8)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Miller: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna von Oy: Glasgow Skinner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Collins: Giacomelli-Venezia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Ceresna: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

