Famous people · Compo
Born near Compo: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Lawrence Roberts, born in Westport, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Meg Ryan, with articles in 76 languages. No famous person on record lists Compo as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 183 of the towns in Connecticut.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Meg Ryan
Best known
Meg Ryan
in 76 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Compo
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Compo 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 (7)
- Robert Mitchum: J. Fred Henry Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mayer: Thatcommonkid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charli D'Amelio: Brad Mondo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Smith: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dennehy: Justin Hoch photographing for Hudson Union Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Breckenridge: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin H. Land: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons