
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Highgate Center
Warren Austin, born in Highgate, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chester A. Arthur, with articles in 133 languages. No entry yet names Highgate Center as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Vermont belongs to Burlington, with 55.
What stands out about Highgate Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Highgate Center
Nobody born in Highgate Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Agnes Salm-Salm
1844–1912American wife of Prussian prince and soldier of fortune

Chester A. Arthur
1829–1886President of the United States from 1881 to 1885




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highgate Center 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 (8)
- Chester A. Arthur: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Curtis: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Austin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fillmore Hayford: Scan from Doug C., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Godfrey Saxe: published by Dodd, Mead and Co, NY, 1898, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Salm-Salm: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Foss: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons