
Born near Terryville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Ted Chiang, born in Port Jefferson, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Awkwafina, with articles in 56 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Terryville yet. Next door, the list for Coram holds 3, Chase Audige first.
What stands out about Terryville’s famous people
Famous people born near Terryville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dan Gurney
1931–2018American racing driver, constructor and team owner

Awkwafina
born 1988American actress, comedian, and rapper


William Weld
born 1945American politician, Governor of Massachusetts

Cooper Andrews
born 1985American actor from New York (born. 1985)


Michael P. Murphy
1976–2005Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Coram, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Terryville 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 (9)
- Awkwafina: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Joan Hart: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Chiang: Arturo Villarrubia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gurney: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- William Weld: Gary Johnson from Taos, NM, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Andrews: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael P. Murphy: The original uploader was Joebengo at English Wikipedia. (Original text: U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED) 071001-N-0000X-001), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trent Barreta: Carter Sterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
