Famous people · Chester
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chester
Closest of all is Arnie Stone, from North Creek, 5 mi away. Warrensburg, which borders it, has 7 on its list, the best known Floyd Bennett. The best known of them is Solomon Northup, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Chester.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Solomon Northup
Best known
Solomon Northup
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chester
Nobody born in Chester is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Wilbur Olin Atwater
1844–1907American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter
Eben E. Rexford
1848–1916American lyricist and horticulturist
Solomon Northup
1808–1864Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders
John Henry Dolph
1835–1903American landscape and animal painter
John Hammond
1827–1889American manufacturer, Union Army general and politician from New York
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Warrensburg counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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 (8)
- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Bennett: Aldene Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Olin Atwater: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben E. Rexford: Jacob Henry Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Dolph: John Henry Dolph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold J. Arthur: Vermont Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Harris Thompson: Photographer not named., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hammond: Louis N. Boudrye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons