Born near North Springfield: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Donald J. Cram, from Chester, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from North Springfield yet. In all of Vermont, the famous people on record come from 218 towns. The longest list in Vermont is Burlington’s, with 55 names.
What stands out about North Springfield’s famous people
Famous people born near North Springfield
Nobody born in North Springfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Andrew Ellicott Douglass
1867–1962American astronomer and dendrochronologist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Springfield 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)
- Nettie Stevens: Carnegie Institution of Washington (according to the back of the photograph, visible at the download page) Restored by Adam Cuerden., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Gutterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Tyler Henry: Winchester (Life time: 1898), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance Fenimore Woolson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons