Famous people · Witches Woods
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Witches Woods
Closest of all is Kenneth Lee Pike, from Woodstock, 3 mi away. The best known of them is William L. Marcy, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Witches Woods as their birthplace yet. New Britain’s 65 names make the longest list in Connecticut.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
William L. Marcy
Best known
William L. Marcy
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Witches Woods’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Witches Woods
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nathaniel Lyon
1818–1861First Union general to be killed in the American Civil War
Louise Chandler Moulton
1835–1908American poet, story-writer and critic
Elizabeth Langdon Williams
1879–1981American human computer and astronomer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Witches Woods 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 (8)
- William L. Marcy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lyon: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Constantine: Doncooke2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Langdon Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Lee Pike: Wycliffe USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Loomis: Elias Loomis or H. A. Newton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Dykstra: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Chandler Moulton: D. Kurtz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons