John Carpenter
born 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor
Famous people · Croghan
Born near Croghan: 25 famous people within 35 miles
John Carpenter, born in Carthage, 13 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Denmark holds 3, Chester Hazen first. 1,292 of the towns in New York list at least one person. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Croghan.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John Carpenter
Best known
John Carpenter
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Croghan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Croghan
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tom Homan
born 1961American law enforcement officer and immigration official
Edward A. Stevenson
1831–189511th Governor of Idaho Territory
Franklin B. Hough
1822–1885American Civil War surgeon and civil serveant
Albert Woolson
1850–1956American centenarian and United States Army soldier (1847/1850-1956)
Charles Rainsford Jennison
1834–1884Union Army officer and Kansas politician
Alexander Oswald Brodie
1849–1918American military officer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Croghan 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 (19)
- John Carpenter: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassius Marcellus Coolidge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Homan: CBP Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Lyon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Spencer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Woolson: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Oswald Brodie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward A. Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley F. Granger: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, National Archives and Records Administration., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hornung: Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Powell: Robert Swanson (Ryssby at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Lewis Martin: Samuel Marsden Brookes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Burner: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Larned: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rainsford Jennison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin B. Hough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Hazen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeboim Cartter Patten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward McGlachlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons