14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Argyle
Michael Joseph Boulette, born in Hudson Falls, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edward C. Prescott, with articles in 52 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Argyle. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,293 towns.
What stands out about Argyle’s famous people
Famous people born near Argyle
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles Evans Hughes
1862–1948American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941




Rachael Ray
born 1968American television host, businesswoman, celebrity cook, and author

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Argyle 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 (7)
- Edward C. Prescott: Narodowy Bank Polski from Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evans Hughes: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmer Fredette: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Moore: Zane Williams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Duggan: Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) from Roman Forest, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Ray: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons