Famous people · Poplar Plains
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Poplar Plains
Closest of all is Dean Parisot, from Wilton, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Poplar Plains yet. Meg Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 76 languages. The nearest list is next door in Norwalk: 45 names, starting with Charli D'Amelio.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Meg Ryan
Best known
Meg Ryan
in 76 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Poplar Plains’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Poplar Plains
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jared Cohen
born 1981American public policy professional, author
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The longest list nearby is Norwalk’s, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poplar Plains 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)
- Charli D'Amelio: Brad Mondo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Smith: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Silver: Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D.J. Caruso: הילה ויור, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Hearst-Shaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariette Hartley: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons