Famous people · New Haven
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Haven
Closest of all is William Medley, from Loretto, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Haven. The best known of them is Kelly Rutherford, with articles in 37 languages. In Kentucky, 227 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Kelly Rutherford
Best known
Kelly Rutherford
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Haven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Haven
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jonna Mendez
born 1945Former chief of disguise for the United States Central Intelligence Agency
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Haven 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)
- Kelly Rutherford: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Bresnik: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Moore: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Middleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. W. Beckham: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzan-Lori Parks: DerSchwabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Amlong: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Perry: BrotherFlounder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons