No one from Arlington is on the famous people list yet
Of the bordering towns, Poughkeepsie has the longest list: 49, with Lee Miller at the top. 1,278 of the towns in New York list at least one person. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Arlington), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Arlington has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Arlington
Around it, Poughkeepsie has the most people on record, 49 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons