
Born near Melvin Village: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bradford Anderson, was born in Meredith, 10 mi away. Over the border in Moultonborough, 3 names are on record, led by Benning M. Bean. The best known of them is George Whipple, with articles in 53 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Melvin Village.
What stands out about Melvin Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Melvin Village
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Maud Worcester Makemson
1891–1977American astronomer


John Wentworth
1815–1888American newspaper editor and politician


George Whipple
1878–1976American physician and biomedical researcher



Nehemiah Eastman
1782–1856American congressman for New Hampshire
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Melvin Village 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 (10)
- George Whipple: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Haddock: The original uploader was DavidYork71 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Adoniram Judson Gordon: Ernest B. Gordon, Adoniram Judson Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Anderson: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddy Meyer: Dan4th Nicholas from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wentworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Person Colby Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. McIntyre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benning M. Bean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia H. Tilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

