Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist
Famous people · Crown Heights
Born near Crown Heights: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lee Miller, from Poughkeepsie, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Crown Heights as their birthplace yet. 1,283 towns across New York can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Lee Miller
Best known
Lee Miller
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crown Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crown Heights
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tom Holland
born 1943American scriptwriter and director
Wallace Worsley
1878–1944American actor-film director
Patti Murin
born 1980American actress, singer, and dancer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crown Heights 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 (6)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: Flickr user NoHoDamon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Duke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Donovan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Mulhall: Jack Freulich (1880–1936), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Worsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons