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Famous people · Chestnut Ridge

Famous people born near Chestnut Ridge

Of the bordering towns, Spring Valley has the longest list: 15, with Julianna Margulies at the top. No entry yet names Chestnut Ridge as a birthplace. 1,283 of the towns in New York list at least one person. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Chestnut Ridge), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Chestnut Ridge has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Chestnut Ridge

Around it, Spring Valley has the most people on record, 15 of them.

JMSpring ValleyJulianna Margulies & 14 moreAWMonseyAkiva Weingarten & 4 moreARPearl RiverAline Griffith, Countess of Romanones & 4 moreCharles Mulford RobinsonRamapoCharles Mulford Robinson & 2 moreJWClarkstownJohn J. Wood & 2 moreJim RidlonNanuetJim Ridlon

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chestnut Ridge and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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