Famous people · Bleecker
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bleecker
George Tobey Anthony, born in Mayfield, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kirk Douglas, with articles in 101 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bleecker is on record yet. Next door, Johnstown lists 10, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Kirk Douglas
Best known
Kirk Douglas
in 101 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bleecker’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bleecker
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815–1902American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist
Richard Russo
born 1949American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
Albert Coons
1912–1978United States Army officer, pathologist and immunologist
Clarence Emmeren Kobuski
1900–1963Botanist and biologist
Clement Finch
1915–2010American physician and researcher
Thomas R. Horton
1823–1894American congressman for New York
Raymond Tomlinson
1941–2016American computer programmer
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The neighbour with the most names is Johnstown, at 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bleecker 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 (16)
- Kirk Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Tomlinson: Andreu Veà, WiWiW.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Russo: Camille Gévaudan (K'm), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Bremer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tonko: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson Jr.: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enos Thompson Throop: Cayuga Museum and Historians Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Loomis: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochrane: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tobey Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Potter: Chapman Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Briggs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knox Stewart: Parker, Washington, D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Durey: Publishing Society of New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons