Famous people · Stratford
Born near Stratford: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the most widely known, written about in 79 languages. Closest of all is Mahlon Loomis, from Oppenheim, 9 mi away. Of the towns next door, Salisbury lists the most: 2, with Hamilton Ward Sr. first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stratford.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Best known
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stratford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stratford
Nobody born in Stratford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815–1902American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist
Richard Russo
born 1949American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
Albert Coons
1912–1978United States Army officer, pathologist and immunologist
Clarence Emmeren Kobuski
1900–1963Botanist and biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Salisbury has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stratford 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 (11)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russo: Camille Gévaudan (K'm), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Wiley: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Waterman: Isaiah West Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enos Thompson Throop: Cayuga Museum and Historians Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Loomis: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochrane: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamilton Ward Sr.: Hamilton Ward, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Hapeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Durey: Publishing Society of New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons