Famous people · Meriden
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Meriden
The nearest, Goldie Colwell, was born in Tecumseh, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Annette Bening, with articles in 72 languages. No entry yet names Meriden as a birthplace. Across Kansas, 306 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Annette Bening
Best known
Annette Bening
in 72 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Meriden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Meriden
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alice Taylor Gafford
1886–1981American nurse, teacher, and artist
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Charles Curtis
1860–1936Vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
James Reynolds
born 1946American dramatic television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meriden 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)
- Annette Bening: Annette_Bening_2011_AA.jpg: David Torcivia at https://www.flickr.com/photos/viatorci/ derivative work: César, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Curtis: Strauss Peyton, Kansas City, Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwendolyn Brooks: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Roberts: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Smith: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Kruger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dummy Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons