Famous people · East Village
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Village
The nearest, Mike Gminski, was born in Monroe, 2 mi away. The best known of them is P. T. Barnum, with articles in 95 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in East Village. Newtown’s list, next door, has 19 names, Isaac Toucey first among them.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Village
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lisa Lampanelli
born 1961American stand-up comedian and insult comic
Jonathan Mostow
born 1961American film director, writer and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Village 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 (8)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Atherton: Ilya Haykinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Drury: Huntingj38, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Toucey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Gminski: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hull: James Sharples Sr. (1751-1811), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mackie Samoskevich: Arc1294, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Hyde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons