James Leal Greenleaf
1857–1933American architect and civil engineer
Famous people · Davenport Center
Born near Davenport Center: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, James Leal Greenleaf, was born in Kortright, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Davenport Center. Jerry Jeff Walker is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Jerry Jeff Walker
Best known
Jerry Jeff Walker
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Davenport Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Davenport Center
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Murray
1830–1905American educator and government adviser in Japan
Andrew S. Draper
1848–1913American educator, author, and jurist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davenport Center 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)
- Jerry Jeff Walker: Duke53 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candace Wheeler: Sarony & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry E. Huntington: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Watkins: Carleton E. Watkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Bissell: various authors for the various articles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Fairchild: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons