Famous people · Dansville
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dansville
The nearest, Pete Parada, was born in Arkport, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Dansville as a birthplace. Bill Pullman is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Next door, Hornellsville lists 2, led by Ira Davenport.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Bill Pullman
Best known
Bill Pullman
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dansville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dansville
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ira Coray Abbott
1824–1908Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Ernest C. White
1872–1926American track athlete, college football player and coach, osteopathic physician
Cora Belle Brewster
1859–1937American physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor
Phyllis Reid Fenner
1899–1982American librarian, writer and anthologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hornellsville has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dansville 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 (17)
- Bill Pullman: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Parada: Pixel Focus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kelly Freas: The Epopt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Holmes: State of Oregon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baird Thomas Spalding: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thomas Agate: Frederick Styles Agate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Coray Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson S. Fowler: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Belle Brewster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley Winslow: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Fowler Wells: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darwin Karr: Alice Guy-Blaché, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Maria Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Van Nuys: The Lewis Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Reid Fenner: Asa Kinney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Minahan: Deborah Beaumont Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ora Card: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons