Famous people · Dickinson
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dickinson
The nearest, Bridget Moynahan, was born in Binghamton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Camille Paglia, with articles in 45 languages. Over the border in Binghamton, 67 names are on record, led by Bridget Moynahan. No famous person’s birth in Dickinson is on record yet.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Camille Paglia
Best known
Camille Paglia
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dickinson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dickinson
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Wedge
born 1957American animator, director, producer, and writer
Lewis E. Platt
1941–2005American engineer, businessman and corporate executive
Amos J. Cummings
1838–1902United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, politician
Stuart Weller
1870–1927American geologist and paleontologist
Camille Paglia
born 1947American feminist academic and critic
David Ross Locke
1833–1888American journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War
Peter Robinson
born 1957American author, research fellow, television host and former speechwriter
Jedediah Hotchkiss
1828–1898Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Binghamton counts 67 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dickinson 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 (24)
- Camille Paglia: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Moynahan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas G. Hurley: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas H. Wheelock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Baker: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sharkey: Svetys, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Osborn Krueger: International Monetary Fund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Dunham: cburypix, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Taylor Gates: Pach Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Rothfus: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos J. Cummings: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ross Locke: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Dann: Catriona Sparks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DaQuan Jones: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Coury: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Whitney: Randall - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Kellogg: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac S. Catlin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Robinson: Barry Fernald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons