12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Old Saybrook Center
Amy Brenneman is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Old Saybrook Center yet. Closest of all is Ann Petry, from Old Saybrook, 2 mi away. 184 towns in Connecticut have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Old Saybrook Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Old Saybrook Center
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Morrison Waite
1816–1888American jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888

Zanagee Artis
born 1999US youth activist and co-founder of Zero Hour

Cassie Ventura
born 1986American singer, dancer, actress, and model




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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Old Saybrook’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Saybrook Center 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)
- Amy Brenneman: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Mol: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenne Headly: AnnaYanKSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kostova: Darldarl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Dunn: Ken Jancef, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrison Waite: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Sablone: US Department of Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
