Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
Famous people · Mamanasco Lake
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mamanasco Lake
Closest of all is Ian Falconer, from Ridgefield, 2 mi away. P. T. Barnum is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. No famous person on record lists Mamanasco Lake as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Connecticut belongs to New Britain, with 65.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mamanasco Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mamanasco Lake
Nobody born in Mamanasco Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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 Mamanasco Lake 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