Famous people · Stark
Born near Stark: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred N. Cummings, from Groveton, 6 mi away. Of the towns next door, Stratford lists the most: 3, with Mary R. P. Hatch first. William Stokoe is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Stark.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
William Stokoe
Best known
William Stokoe
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stark’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stark
Nobody born in Stark is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
Mary R. P. Hatch
1848–1935American poet, novelist, short story writer
Lowell Reed
1886–1966American statistician and university president
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
1832–1913American chemist and inventor
Harris M. Plaisted
1828–1898Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Amos Kidder Fiske
1842–1921US lawyer, journalist and author
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Stratford lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stark 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 (16)
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving W. Drew: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris M. Plaisted: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester B. Jordan: Chester Bradley Jordan (Life time: 1839-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred N. Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace White: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary R. P. Hatch: H. H. Metcalf, J. N. McClintock, & O. G. Hammond, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Kidder Fiske: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons