10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Middletown
Martha Arnold Boughton leads the 4 names listed next door in Corunna. The best known of them is Alfred Hershey, with articles in 56 languages. The nearest, Martha Arnold Boughton, was born in Corunna, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Middletown yet.
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
Famous people born near Middletown
Nobody born in Middletown is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



James Oliver Curwood
1878–1927American writer and conservationist

Frederick Carl Frieseke
1874–1939American Impressionist painter

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Corunna, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (5)
- Alfred Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Dewey: Eugene Raymond Hutchinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Oliver Curwood: James Montgomery Flagg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Carl Frieseke: Frederick Carl Frieseke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tomac: Keanu @ no:wp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons