Famous people · Lake Pocotopaug
Born near Lake Pocotopaug: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Candace Bushnell, from Glastonbury, 7 mi away. John Hasbrouck Van Vleck is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. No entry yet names Lake Pocotopaug as a birthplace. Across Connecticut, the lists cover 184 towns.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
Best known
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Pocotopaug’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Pocotopaug
Nobody born in Lake Pocotopaug is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Laura Ingraham
born 1963American radio and television host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Pocotopaug 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)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck: JH_van_Vleck_and_HBG_Casimir,_1974.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Acheson: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Dassin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana White: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ingraham: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hoyt: photographer is unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel C. Burbank: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons