
Born near Denning: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Simeon De Witt, born in Wawarsing, 15 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Peter Bogdanovich, with articles in 53 languages. Of the bordering towns, Wawarsing has the longest list: 3, with Simeon De Witt at the top. Across New York, 1,260 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Denning’s famous people
Famous people born near Denning
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Max Martini
born 1969American film, theater and television actor, writer and director










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Famous people from the towns next door
Wawarsing has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Denning 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 (16)
- Peter Bogdanovich: The original uploader was Eliaws at English Wikipedia. (Original text: User:Eliaws), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glover: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Dourif: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Martini: News Of The World, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Green: Aloha102, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadia Cassini: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leona Helmsley: United States Marshals Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Craft: Please credit "Family photo collection of Infrogmation of New Orleans"., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hutton: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vanderlyn: John Vanderlyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Batinkoff: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Helm: BassPlyr23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon De Witt: Ezra Ames, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Finch: J151074 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Longyear: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Fahl: Bob Larson Photography - permission given to Mary Fahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


