Leslie Holdridge
1907–1999American botanist and climatologist
Famous people · Mashantucket
Close to home: 12 famous people born near Mashantucket
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Mashantucket yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Annie Proulx
Best known
Annie Proulx
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mashantucket’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mashantucket
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Mashantucket yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Annie Proulx
born 1935American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
Edith Roosevelt
1861–1948First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War
Cassie Ventura
born 1986American singer, dancer, actress, and model
Casey Neistat
born 1981American YouTube personality, filmmaker and entrepreneur
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Mashantucket.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mashantucket, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Roosevelt: Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Arnold: Thomas Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Brenneman: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Neistat: nrkbeta, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saunders Mac Lane: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenne Headly: AnnaYanKSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons