12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Knollcrest
Samuel E. Merwin, born in Brookfield, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Knollcrest as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Charles Ives, with articles in 48 languages. The longest list of any town in Connecticut belongs to New Britain, with 65.
What stands out about Knollcrest’s famous people
Famous people born near Knollcrest
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knollcrest 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
- 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
- Elizabeth Bentley: C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons