Famous people · Alexander
Born near Alexander: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Althea Currier, from Baileyville, 7 mi away. Laurence Trimble is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Alexander. Over the border in Princeton, one name is on record: James H. McCurdy.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Laurence Trimble
Best known
Laurence Trimble
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alexander’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alexander
Nobody born in Alexander is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Laurence Trimble
1885–1954American silent film actor, writer and director
George Stillman Hillard
1808–1879American lawyer, author, and politician
James Henry Carleton
1814–1873Officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alexander 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 (15)
- Laurence Trimble: Motion Picture News, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Gibson: Andrea Gibson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Moses: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Styles Bridges: U.S. Senate photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford: Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Tufton Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stillman Hillard: Massachusetts Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlo Bates: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Laughlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Young Bergen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Macurdy: Archives & Special Collections, Vassar College Library, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoleon J.T. Dana: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Clark Foster: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. McCurdy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons