
Born near Guilford Center: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Abraham Baldwin, from Guilford, 4 mi away. Ernest Borgnine is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Guilford Center. In Connecticut, 184 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Guilford Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Guilford Center
Nobody born in Guilford Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Zanagee Artis
born 1999US youth activist and co-founder of Zero Hour




George Akerlof
born 1940American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics






George Schaefer
1920–1997American television and theater director

John Carpenter
born 1967American millionaire on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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Famous people from the towns next door
Guilford leads the towns around it, with 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guilford Center 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 (15)
- Ernest Borgnine: Milburn McCarty Public Relations. It was not uncommon for a network, program sponsor or studio to distribute publicity information through either an ad or publicity agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Willard Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Giamatti: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Akerlof: Yan Chi Vinci Chow, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vint Cerf: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Goodyear: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Mello: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Mol: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Baldwin: Charles Frederick Naegele (American, 1857 - 1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dutton: photographer unknown -- property of US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Hall: Ole Erekson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Scranton: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Buckley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Chittenden: Vermont Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
