Famous people · Wauregan
Born near Wauregan: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Of the bordering towns, Canterbury has the longest list: 12, with Chauncey Fitch Cleveland at the top. Charles Dow, born in Sterling, 6 mi away, is the closest. Famous people are on record for 183 of the towns in Connecticut. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wauregan.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Charles Dow
Best known
Charles Dow
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wauregan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wauregan
Nobody born in Wauregan is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Louise Chandler Moulton
1835–1908American poet, story-writer and critic
Elizabeth Langdon Williams
1879–1981American human computer and astronomer
Samuel Huntington
1731–1796American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Wauregan.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wauregan 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 (11)
- Charles Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson W. Aldrich: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Langdon Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lewis Tiffany: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Alexander: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Chandler Moulton: D. Kurtz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hall: Ann Hall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Fitch Cleveland: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. The Connecticut Magazine (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Barstow: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Paine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons