Famous people · Black River
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Black River
George E. Spencer, born in Champion, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Rutland has the longest list: 3, with Justus Doolittle at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Black River. The best known of them is John Carpenter, with articles in 58 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
John Carpenter
Best known
John Carpenter
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Black River’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Black River
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Allen Dulles
1893–1969First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
Richard Grieco
born 1965Full name: Richard John Grieco, Jr.; b. 3/23/65; TV actor
Mark Neveldine
born 1973American film director, producer and screenwriter
Tom Homan
born 1961American law enforcement officer and immigration official
John Carpenter
born 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor
Margaret Clay Ferguson
1863–1951American botanist and botanical collector
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black River 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 (14)
- John Carpenter: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Dulles: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark W. Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lansing: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Grieco: Angel Schatz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Marcellus Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Winfield Woolworth: J. J. Oade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neveldine: My_New_BFFs_Mark_Neveldine_&_Alison_Lohman.jpg: Gerald Geronimo derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Homan: CBP Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Sterling Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Pettibone Flower: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cooper Clarke: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Spencer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons