#1Sports
Ricky Craven
born 1966American stock car racing driver and commentator
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Famous people · Newburgh
2 famous people were born in Newburgh from 1856 to 1966
With articles in 6 languages, Ricky Craven is the most widely known. The other is Orrin Larrabee Miller, the American politician. Ricky Craven, the best known, was born in 1966. Of the bordering towns, Hampden has the longest list: 11, with Dorothea Dix at the top.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ricky Craven
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Orrin Larrabee Miller
Youngest
1966
Ricky Craven
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Newburgh
#1#2Politics & Law
Orrin Larrabee Miller
1856–1926American politician (Republican)
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Photo credits (5)
- Ricky Craven: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orrin Larrabee Miller: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothea Dix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Fahey: martinlp72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Weed: State of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons