Born near Cold Brook: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Augustus William Smith, born in Newport, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James S. Sherman, with articles in 50 languages. No entry yet names Cold Brook as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
What stands out about Cold Brook’s famous people
Famous people born near Cold Brook
Nobody born in Cold Brook is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


John Nicholson
1765–1820United States Representative from New York

James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912

James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist


Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor

Hiram Cronk
1800–1905Last surviving U.S. veteran of the War of 1812

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cold Brook 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)
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Esche: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Vennera: Chick vennera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Waterman: Isaiah West Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons