Famous people · Old Bennington
Close to home: 15 famous people born near Old Bennington
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Old Bennington yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Matthew Perry
Best known
Matthew Perry
in 92 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Old Bennington
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Old Bennington yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Van Antwerp Fine, Jr.
1939–2026American Balkan and Byzantine historian
Will Durant
1885–1981American historian, philosopher and writer
Isaac Singer
1811–1875American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine
John Henry Schwarz
born 1941American theoretical physicist
Brigham Young
1801–1877American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Bennington, 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)
- Matthew Perry: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan B. Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Durant: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigham Young: Charles William Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Singer: Edward Harrison May, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Vincent: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Bascom: Camera Craft Studios, Minneapolis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons