
Born near Stratford Downtown: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Mitchum, was born in Bridgeport, 4 mi away. Meg Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 76 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Stratford Downtown yet. No town in Connecticut lists more than New Britain, with 65.
What stands out about Stratford Downtown’s famous people
Famous people born near Stratford Downtown
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





William Chittick
born 1943American philosopher, writer and translator
Lisa Lampanelli
born 1961American stand-up comedian and insult comic

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stratford Downtown 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 (6)
- Robert Mitchum: J. Fred Henry Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mayer: Thatcommonkid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dennehy: Justin Hoch photographing for Hudson Union Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Breckenridge: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin H. Land: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Atherton: Ilya Haykinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons