Famous people · Albion
Born near Albion: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Milton Avery, was born in Altmar, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Albion as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Williamstown, 3 names are on record, led by Lot Smith. 1,292 of the towns in New York list at least one person.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Milton Avery
Best known
Milton Avery
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Albion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Albion
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
1872–1952American mycologist and entomologist
Frank Smith
1928–2005Baseball pitcher in the 1950s from the United States
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Williamstown: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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 (8)
- Milton Avery: Sally Michel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence D. Clark: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benjamin Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Cobb: George L. Cobb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marietta Holley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murphy: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Pirnie: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons