Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
Famous people · West Mountain
Born near West Mountain: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ian Falconer, was born in Ridgefield, 3 mi away. P. T. Barnum is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Across the town line, Ridgefield lists 20, Bill Lawrence first. Not one famous person on record comes from West Mountain yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Mountain
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher
Joel Barlow
1754–1812American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering West Mountain.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Mountain 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)
- 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
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Barlow: Robert Fulton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lawrence: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Jay Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons