
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Falls Village
Richmond Landon, born in Salisbury, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Seth MacFarlane, with articles in 80 languages. Next door, the list for Salisbury holds 25, Richmond Landon first. No famous person on record lists Falls Village as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Falls Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Falls Village
Nobody born in Falls Village is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Eunice Newton Foote
1819–1888American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist




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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Salisbury, with 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Falls 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 (9)
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asaph Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Nader: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/ Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eunice Newton Foote: HejRonja, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sedgwick: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Landon: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven H. Strogatz: Strogatz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Blass: Nellie_King_and_Steve_Blass.jpg: kingeroos derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

