
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Montpelier
Benji LaCrosse, born in Luxemburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Zack Snyder, with articles in 58 languages. Next door, Luxemburg lists 2, led by Benji LaCrosse. No famous person on record lists Montpelier as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Montpelier’s famous people
Famous people born near Montpelier
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Lary J. Swoboda
1939–2012Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; schoolteacher










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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Luxemburg counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montpelier 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 (11)
- Zack Snyder: Elen Nivrae at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nivrae/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Shalhoub: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin MacLeod: Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay DeMerit: Djdannyp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Simpson: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Edward O'Konski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar A. Jonas: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Jirtle: Alec Himwich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Augustine: Milwaukee Brewers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benji LaCrosse: Willsome429, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Koehler: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
