
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Barre
Closest of all is Thomas Davenport, from Williamstown, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Patrick Leahy, with articles in 44 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in South Barre. Across Vermont, the lists cover 222 towns.
What stands out about South Barre’s famous people
Famous people born near South Barre
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Rollin White
1817–1892American inventor, American Civil War industrialist, and Firearm designer





Fred Tuttle
1919–2003American farmer, actor and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Barre 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 (6)
- Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senate Photographic Services; Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dewey: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zosia Mamet: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Freeman Vilas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mower Rice: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons