Famous people · New Haven
Born near New Haven: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Frederick Jackson Turner, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in New Haven is on record yet. Closest of all is Jack B. Olson, from Wisconsin Dells, 7 mi away. Next door, Briggsville lists 2, led by Edward J. Cleary.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Frederick Jackson Turner
Best known
Frederick Jackson Turner
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Haven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Haven
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Edward Kelley
1853–1941American politician, South Dakota
May Wood Simons
1876–1948American writer, teacher, and socialist
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Briggsville leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Haven 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 (9)
- Frederick Jackson Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zona Gale: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Peterson: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Morey: Morbidthoughts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Lindsay: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edward Kelley: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wood Simons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Barnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward J. Cleary: Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizin…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons