
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Bungee
Closest of all is Kenneth Lee Pike, from Woodstock, 2 mi away. The best known of them is William T. G. Morton, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake Bungee as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Connecticut belongs to New Britain, with 65.
What stands out about Lake Bungee’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Bungee
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Nathaniel Lyon
1818–1861First Union general to be killed in the American Civil War



Elizabeth Langdon Williams
1879–1981American human computer and astronomer


William T. G. Morton
1819–1868United States dental surgeon
Who’s the most famous person from Lake Bungee?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Lake Bungee’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Bungee 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)
- William T. G. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Marcy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lyon: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Constantine: Doncooke2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Langdon Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Lee Pike: Wycliffe USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Loomis: Elias Loomis or H. A. Newton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Dykstra: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons