Alan Shepard
1923–1998American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer
Famous people · Sandown
Born near Sandown: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Alan Shepard, was born in Derry, 6 mi away. Over the border in Derry, 17 names are on record, led by Alan Shepard. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sandown. The best known of them is Dan Brown, with articles in 110 languages.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Dan Brown
Best known
Dan Brown
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sandown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sandown
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Sununu
born 197482nd Governor of New Hampshire since 2017
James Rothman
born 1950American biologist and Nobel laureate
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807–1892American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery
Tom Bergeron
born 1955American television personality, game show host, television host, comedian and actor
Josiah Bartlett
1729–1795American physician and judge, signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin Butler
1818–1893American general and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandown 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 (24)
- 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
- Elias James Corey: Creator: Trvthchem personal photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rothman: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Zombie: chickswithguns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Greenleaf Whittier: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, 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
- Matt Czuchry: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb, 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
- Chris Sununu: Office of Governor Christopher T. Sununu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Bartlett: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Davies: Paul Frederiksen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Jane Gardner: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Hitchcock: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Gidley: ShortStreamTV (Dan Freund), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Bergeron: jfer21 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfer21/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward William Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Morin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Newell Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Troubridge: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons