10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Westbrook Center
The best known of them is Gretchen Mol, with articles in 40 languages. Ann Petry, born in Old Saybrook, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Old Saybrook lists 5, Alexis Sablone first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Westbrook Center.
What stands out about Westbrook Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Westbrook Center
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zanagee Artis
born 1999US youth activist and co-founder of Zero Hour



Morrison Waite
1816–1888American jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westbrook 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 (7)
- Gretchen Mol: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Baldwin: Charles Frederick Naegele (American, 1857 - 1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrison Waite: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Danielson: nuestrociclismo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Scranton: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Sablone: US Department of Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
