Caitlyn Jenner
born 1949American media personality and retired decathlete
Famous people · Bedford
Born near Bedford: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Mount Kisco’s list, next door, has 34 names, Caitlyn Jenner first among them. Closest of all is Caitlyn Jenner, from Mount Kisco, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bedford. Across New York, the lists cover 1,269 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Caitlyn Jenner
Best known
Caitlyn Jenner
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bedford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bedford
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rick Carey
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
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Close by, the fullest list is Mount Kisco’s, at 34 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford 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 (11)
- Caitlyn Jenner: US Mission to the UN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Branigan: Distributed by Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Blyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schneider: Philkon Phil Konstantin. Cropped and edited by Entheta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Personal: Yoichiro Akiyama from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Barry: Purocafe, crop by Ruhrfisch ><>°°, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Span: IA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Lounsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Jay Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Quinby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons