Famous people · Dix
Born near Dix: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Margaret Sanger, with articles in 64 languages. Across the town line, Watkins Glen lists 5, Willie Watson first. Jeff Plate, born in Montour Falls, 3 mi away, is the closest. The list for Dix is empty for now.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dix’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dix
Nobody born in Dix is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jane Delano
1862–1919American nurse and administrator
Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Guyford Stever
1916–2010American administrator, physicist, educator, and engineer
John Maynard Woodworth
1837–1879American physician and Supervising-Surgeon General
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
Charles D. Baker
1846–1934American politician in New York
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Watkins Glen: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dix 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 (17)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Bigelow Tully: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amo Houghton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Farwell: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kernan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Nelson Clute: Willard N. Clute, editor. Photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Byrne: East Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guyford Stever: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Delano: American Red Cross., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Maynard Woodworth: Hermann Günther, Hof-Photograph Seiner Majestät des Königs n. Sr.Kgl.H.d. Prinzen Freidrich Carl. Berlin, Werderscher Markt No. 6. Dortmund, Hôtel Bellevue. Essen, vis à vis dem Berg: Märk; Bahnhof., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Watson: Joel Rhymer from Freedom, NH, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander S. Diven: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Shattuc: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. Dean Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Clarendon Ballou: Wynkoop Crawford Hallenbeck Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons