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Famous people · Windham

17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Windham

The nearest, Ernest W. Gibson, was born in Londonderry, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Windham yet. The best known of them is Donald J. Cram, with articles in 51 languages. Florence Lee leads the 10 names listed next door in Jamaica.

#2 best knownNettie StevensNotable · 1861–1912
+13more
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Donald J. Cram
Best known
Donald J. Cram
in 51 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Windham’s famous people

Close to home17 notable people were born within 35 miles of Windham.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Windham

The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miTownshend · 2Chester · 2Bellows Falls · 2Dover · 2Londonderry · 1Cavendish · 1Windham
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Famous people from the towns next door

Jamaica leads the towns around it, with 10 names.

Florence LeeJamaicaFlorence Lee & 9 moreDCChesterDonald J. Cram & 8 moreAlphonso TaftTownshendAlphonso Taft & 6 moreErnest W. GibsonLondonderryErnest W. Gibson & 3 moreAlbert GuttersonAndoverAlbert Gutterson & 3 moreJohn BarrettGraftonJohn Barrett & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windham 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 (14)
  • 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
  • Albert Gutterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Florence Lee: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Alphonso Taft: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Sherman Adams: The original uploader was Icelandic Hurricane at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Carlton Fisk: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Ernest W. Gibson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Ernest Thompson: P.T. Sullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Aaron H. Cragin: "McClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives & Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress". McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), publisher. Julian Vannerson (b. 1827), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Franklin Edson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Clarina I. H. Nichols: Published by Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Kittredge Haskins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John Barrett: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons