Famous people · East Frankfort
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Frankfort
The nearest, May Gorslin Preston Slosson, was born in Ilion, 1 mi away. James S. Sherman is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in East Frankfort. The New York lists hold names for 1,300 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
James S. Sherman
Best known
James S. Sherman
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Frankfort’s famous people
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Famous people born near East Frankfort
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist
Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
Maria Van Kerkhove
born 1977American infectious disease epidemiologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Frankfort 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 (7)
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudia Tenney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons