Famous people · Jewett
Born near Jewett: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Francis Hylan, from Hunter, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Jewett as a birthplace. Cairo’s list, next door, has 8 names, Jennifer Connelly first among them. The best known of them is Jennifer Connelly, with articles in 89 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Jennifer Connelly
Best known
Jennifer Connelly
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jewett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jewett
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thurlow Weed
1797–1882United States political manager and journalist
Max Martini
born 1969American film, theater and television actor, writer and director
George Decker
1902–198022nd Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Irving Fisher
1867–1947American economist and statistician
Eliza Farnham
1815–1864American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform
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Of the towns nearby, Cairo lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jewett 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 (17)
- Irving Fisher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adams: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Gould: Bain News Service, publisher Restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Dourif: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Martini: News Of The World, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Burroughs: J. Edward B. Greene, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadia Cassini: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Farnham: The American phrenological journal, vol. 25 (June, 1857), p. 133., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bogardus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Bermudez: Longislandmma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Helm: BassPlyr23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Hylan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Hunt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Decker: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Robinson: George Waters (1832–1912), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurlow Weed: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Foster Sanford: photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons