Famous people · East Haven
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Haven
Chris Hedges is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The nearest, Thomas Bartlett, Jr., was born in Sutton, 11 mi away. Of the towns next door, Burke lists the most: 3, with Henrietta A. Bingham first. Across Vermont, 218 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Chris Hedges
Best known
Chris Hedges
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Haven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Haven
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary R. P. Hatch
1848–1935American poet, novelist, short story writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Burke: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Haven 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 (14)
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Willard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Fleetwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary R. P. Hatch: H. H. Metcalf, J. N. McClintock, & O. G. Hammond, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bartlett, Jr.: Edward F. Hartley (1847-1887), 309 West Madison Street, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Cross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta A. Bingham: E. R. Hanson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons