Famous people · Quasset Lake
Born near Quasset Lake: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Kenneth Lee Pike, born in Woodstock, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is William T. G. Morton, with articles in 42 languages. Famous people are on record for 184 of the towns in Connecticut. Over the border in South Woodstock, one name is on record: Francis W. Rockwell.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
William T. G. Morton
Best known
William T. G. Morton
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Quasset Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Quasset Lake
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elizabeth Langdon Williams
1879–1981American human computer and astronomer
Nathaniel Lyon
1818–1861First Union general to be killed in the American Civil War
William T. G. Morton
1819–1868United States dental surgeon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, South Woodstock has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quasset 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 (9)
- William T. G. Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Marcy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lyon: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Constantine: Doncooke2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Langdon Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Lee Pike: Wycliffe USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lewis Tiffany: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Alexander: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis W. Rockwell: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons