Famous people · Allen
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allen
Of the bordering towns, Granger has a list, with Henry M. Teller. Closest of all is Henry M. Teller, from Granger, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Allen. Across New York, the lists cover 1,265 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Henry M. Teller
Best known
Henry M. Teller
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allen
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roswell Clifton Gibbs
1878–1966Chairman of the Department of Physics at Cornell University from 1934 to 1946
Ira Coray Abbott
1824–1908Union Army officer during the American Civil War
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Granger has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allen 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 (9)
- Henry M. Teller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Van Slyke: Joop van Bilsen (ANEFO), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Palmer Allerton: Ryan, Eva, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wayland Higgins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Coray Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley Winslow: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Muldoon: Original uploader was A31lover at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles d'Autremont: Minnesota Historical Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons