Famous people · Gilman
Born near Gilman: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Eleanor H. Porter, born in Littleton, 6 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Lunenburg lists one, Cynthia Holmes Belcher. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gilman. The longest list of any town in Vermont belongs to Burlington, with 55.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Eleanor H. Porter
Best known
Eleanor H. Porter
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gilman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gilman
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
1832–1913American chemist and inventor
Harris M. Plaisted
1828–1898Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Ralph Flanders
1880–1970American engineer, industrialist, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gilman 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)
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Willard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Fleetwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris M. Plaisted: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Holmes Belcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Wentworth Tenney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons