Famous people · Redding Center
Born near Redding Center: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Hope Lange, born in Redding, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is P. T. Barnum, with articles in 95 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Redding Center. Across Connecticut, the lists cover 184 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Redding Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Redding Center
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joel Barlow
1754–1812American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman
Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
Jared Cohen
born 1981American public policy professional, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redding 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)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariette Hartley: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Barlow: Robert Fulton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna von Oy: Glasgow Skinner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons