
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bolton Valley
Wilson Bentley, born in Jericho, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Damon Wayans Jr., with articles in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Bolton Valley as their birthplace yet. In Vermont, 222 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Bolton Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Bolton Valley
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


George F. Edmunds
1828–1919Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolton Valley 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 (7)
- Damon Wayans Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. M. Shaw: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon Northrop Morse: Schaefer & Sons, photographer; Louis P. Dieterick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Wood: Brianwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Edmunds: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Dillingham: William Paul Dillingham (1843-1923) in 1904.tif, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons