
Born near Clifton Gardens: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Mickey Rourke, with articles in 68 languages. Ethelda Bleibtrey, born in Waterford, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Clifton Gardens. Famous people are on record for 1,293 of the towns in New York.
What stands out about Clifton Gardens’ famous people
Famous people born near Clifton Gardens
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton Gardens 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)
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maureen Stapleton: Frank Goodman Associates, publicity agency for Mobil Showcase (sponsor was Mobil Oil Company)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Yang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rivest: Ronald L. Rivest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann B. Davis: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1973., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Wong: Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelda Bleibtrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons