Samuel Huntington
1731–1796American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut
Famous people · South Windham
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Windham
The nearest, Samuel Huntington, was born in Windham, 2 mi away. Annie Proulx is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Of the towns next door, Lebanon lists the most: 28, with John Trumbull first. So far, no famous person on record was born in South Windham.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Annie Proulx
Best known
Annie Proulx
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Windham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Windham
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Annie Proulx
born 1935American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
Edith Roosevelt
1861–1948First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War
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Around it, Lebanon has the most people on record, 28 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Windham 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)
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Roosevelt: Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Arnold: Thomas Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dodd: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saunders Mac Lane: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons