Famous people · Northport
Born near Northport: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Belfast lists 17, William G. Crosby first. Closest of all is William G. Crosby, from Belfast, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Edna St. Vincent Millay, with articles in 61 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Northport.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Best known
Edna St. Vincent Millay
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northport
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eli Pariser
born 1980American author, activist, and entrepreneur
Adelbert Ames
1835–1933Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Maxine Elliott
1868–1940American actress and businesswoman
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Close by, the fullest list is Belfast’s, at 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northport 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 (6)
- Edna St. Vincent Millay: en:Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelbert Ames: Forms part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Pariser: Kris Krug, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Elliott: William McKenzie Morrison, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Crosby: Joseph Williamson, author. Long, Short and Harmon (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carter Little: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons