31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delanson
Emma White, born in Duanesburg, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kirk Douglas, with articles in 101 languages. The list for Delanson is empty for now. 1,265 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Delanson’s famous people
Famous people born near Delanson
Nobody born in Delanson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Stephen J. Dubner
born 1963American author, journalist, and podcast host



Joseph P. Bradley
1813–1892Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court



Arthur S. Tompkins
1865–1938American judge and legislator




Raymond Tomlinson
1941–2016American computer programmer

Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate










Brian Chesky
born 1981American businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delanson 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 (22)
- Kirk Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Tomlinson: Andreu Veà, WiWiW.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Yang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rivest: Ronald L. Rivest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann B. Davis: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1973., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Bremer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Chesky: Celeste Sloman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conyers Herring: Herring, Conyers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tonko: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Harris: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Bradley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen J. Dubner: Audrey S. Bernstein, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson Jr.: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wilcock: Frank Jurgen-Richter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Tompkins: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Montana: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Goodyear: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu Doty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Diaz: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel M. Frost: E. & H. T. Anthony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons