James Blish
1921–1975American science fiction and fantasy author
Famous people · Watsessing
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Watsessing
Closest of all is James Blish, from East Orange, 2 mi away. Grover Cleveland is the most widely known, written about in 146 languages. Of the towns next door, Glen Ridge lists the most: 36, with Cindy Sherman first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Watsessing.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Grover Cleveland
Best known
Grover Cleveland
in 146 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Watsessing’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Watsessing
Nobody born in Watsessing is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Kal Penn
born 1977American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration
Grover Cleveland
1837–190822nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
Jerry Lewis
1926–2017American comedian, actor and film director
Paul Auster
1947–2024American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Watsessing.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watsessing 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 (10)
- Grover Cleveland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Ginsberg: Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Roth: Nancy Crampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Lewis: According to Bonhams, the reverse side was stamped with "Paramount Photo by Bud Fraker". According to mptvimages.com, Fraker was born in 1916, died in 2002, and worked as Director of Still Photography at Columbia and later Paramount., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquille O'Neal: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carlos Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Sherman: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Bourne: uncredited Uploaded by Mike hayes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons