
Born near Waterbury Center: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Patrick Leahy, was born in Montpelier, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Waterbury Center is on record yet. Burlington’s 55 names make the longest list in Vermont. After Burlington, the next longest list in Vermont is Bennington’s, with 42.
What stands out about Waterbury Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Waterbury Center
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterbury 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 (6)
- Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senate Photographic Services; Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Wayans Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dewey: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. M. Shaw: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mower Rice: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons