No one from New Preston is on the famous people list yet
Of the bordering towns, New Milford has the longest list: 15, with Elizabeth Bentley at the top. Across Connecticut, the lists cover 183 towns. New Britain has the most of any town in Connecticut: 65. After New Britain, the next longest list in Connecticut is Waterbury’s, with 59.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is New Preston), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in New Preston has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near New Preston
New Milford has the longest list next door: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Preston and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Elizabeth Bentley: C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville H. Platt: George Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Watson Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons