
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crystal Beach
Kristen Wiig, born in Canandaigua, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Crystal Beach as their birthplace yet. Across New York, 1,286 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
What stands out about Crystal Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Crystal Beach
Nobody born in Crystal Beach is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Robert L. Forward
1932–2002American physicist, science fiction writer

Harold F. Loomis
1896–1976American botanist and myriapodologist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Beach 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)
- Kristen Wiig: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travie McCoy: MPerdomo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Dove: Alfred Stieglitz 1864-1946, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bordwell: Wasily at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Golin: ZFF Zurich Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons