Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
Famous people · Lakes West
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakes West
Ian Falconer, born in Ridgefield, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is P. T. Barnum, with articles in 95 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lakes West. No town in Connecticut lists more than New Britain, with 65.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lakes West’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lakes West
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher
Joel Barlow
1754–1812American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakes West 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 (7)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Barlow: Robert Fulton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons