Born near Heritage Village: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Perry Smith, was born in Woodbury, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Rosalind Russell, with articles in 54 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Heritage Village. Across Connecticut, 184 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Heritage Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Heritage Village
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heritage Village 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)
- Rosalind Russell: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan McDermott: Rebecca Dru, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thom Mayne: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gallo: DavidWilliamH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Miller: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin B. Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons