Famous people · Pownal Center
Born near Pownal Center: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cynthia Gibb, from Bennington, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Susan B. Anthony, with articles in 93 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pownal Center. In Vermont, 222 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Susan B. Anthony
Best known
Susan B. Anthony
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pownal Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pownal Center
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Will Durant
1885–1981American historian, philosopher and writer
John Henry Schwarz
born 1941American theoretical physicist
Isaac Singer
1811–1875American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pownal 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)
- Susan B. Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Perry: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Durant: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Singer: Edward Harrison May, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Vincent: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Bascom: Camera Craft Studios, Minneapolis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Powers: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons