12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilton Center
Closest of all is Dean Parisot, from Wilton, 2 mi away. Meg Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 76 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Wilton Center yet. In Connecticut, 183 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Wilton Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Wilton Center
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jared Cohen
born 1981American public policy professional, author




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilton 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 (5)
- Charli D'Amelio: Brad Mondo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Smith: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Silver: Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons