Leslie Holdridge
1907–1999American botanist and climatologist
Famous people · Mashantucket
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mashantucket
William Howard Doane leads the 9 names listed next door in Preston. The nearest, Leslie Holdridge, was born in Ledyard, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Annie Proulx, with articles in 50 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mashantucket is on record yet.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Annie Proulx
Best known
Annie Proulx
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mashantucket’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mashantucket
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Annie Proulx
born 1935American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
Edith Roosevelt
1861–1948First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War
Cassie Ventura
born 1986American singer, dancer, actress, and model
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mashantucket 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)
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Roosevelt: Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Arnold: Thomas Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Brenneman: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saunders Mac Lane: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenne Headly: AnnaYanKSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons