Famous people · Fremont
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fremont
Dan Brown, born in Exeter, 8 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Brentwood lists 4, led by Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith. Not one famous person on record comes from Fremont yet. Across New Hampshire, 196 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Dan Brown
Best known
Dan Brown
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fremont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fremont
Nobody born in Fremont is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ernest Troubridge
1862–1926Royal Navy officer during the First World War
Alan Shepard
1923–1998American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer
Karoline Leavitt
born 1997American writer and political aide
Gary Indiana
1950–2024American writer, playwright, poet, photographer, actor
Benjamin Franklin Butler
1818–1893American general and politician
Josiah Bartlett
1729–1795American physician and judge, signatory of the Declaration of Independence
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Famous people from the towns next door
Brentwood leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fremont 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 (16)
- Dan Brown: Zuzana Homolka Fedorová, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Shepard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Irving: Dr. Jost Hindersmann Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karoline Leavitt: White House Office of the Press Secretary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Donovan: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Cass: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Chester French: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Bartlett: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Jane Gardner: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dearborn: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Gilman: Albert Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paine Wingate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Troubridge: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Clark: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons