David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist
Famous people · Cayuga Heights
Born near Cayuga Heights: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Foster Wallace, was born in Ithaca, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Ithaca holds 53, David Foster Wallace first. The best known of them is John D. Rockefeller, with articles in 104 languages. No famous person on record lists Cayuga Heights as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
John D. Rockefeller
Best known
John D. Rockefeller
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cayuga Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cayuga Heights
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Adrian Pearsall
1925–2011American architect and furniture designer
John D. Rockefeller
1839–1937American industrialist and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cayuga Heights 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)
- John D. Rockefeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Haley: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Kare: Cooper Hewitt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Geller: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Dake: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Brown: JulieAndSteve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons