
Born near Dering Harbor: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Howard Dean, from East Hampton, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dering Harbor. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is the most widely known, written about in 102 languages. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
What stands out about Dering Harbor’s famous people
Famous people born near Dering Harbor
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


George Huntington
1850–1916American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of Huntington's disease

Tim Ferriss
born 1977American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929–1994First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Mary L. Cleave
1947–2023American engineer and NASA astronaut


Zanagee Artis
born 1999US youth activist and co-founder of Zero Hour



Cassie Ventura
born 1986American singer, dancer, actress, and model




Morrison Waite
1816–1888American jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dering Harbor 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 (15)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Mark Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Brenneman: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Mol: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Dean: Flickr user Mr. Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary L. Cleave: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenne Headly: AnnaYanKSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Kostova: Darldarl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huntington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Dunn: Ken Jancef, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrison Waite: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Beecher: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Annacone: JC (Graffiti By Numbers), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Yastrzemski: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Danielson: nuestrociclismo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons