
Born near Victory: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Herbert Adams, born in Concord, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eleanor H. Porter, with articles in 44 languages. Next door, Concord lists 5, led by Herbert Adams. No famous person’s birth in Victory is on record yet.
What stands out about Victory’s famous people
Famous people born near Victory
Nobody born in Victory is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.














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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Concord: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Victory 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 (16)
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus Stevens: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, 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
- 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
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evarts Worcester Farr: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Benton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta A. Bingham: E. R. Hanson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Holmes Belcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


