Famous people · East Ithaca
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Ithaca
The nearest, Royall T. Moore, was born in Varna, 2 mi away. The best known of them is John D. Rockefeller, with articles in 104 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from East Ithaca yet. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
John D. Rockefeller
Best known
John D. Rockefeller
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Ithaca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Ithaca
Nobody born in East Ithaca is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist
Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Curry Hicks
1885–1964American football coach, college athletics administrator, professor of physical education
Mary Treat
1830–1923American biologist, botanist and entomologist
Adrian Pearsall
1925–2011American architect and furniture designer
John D. Rockefeller
1839–1937American industrialist and philanthropist
William Rockefeller
1841–1922American financier, businessman, and Standard Oil co-founder
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Close by, Ithaca counts 45 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Ithaca 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 (8)
- John D. Rockefeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Haley: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Geller: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Dake: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Brown: JulieAndSteve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Rockefeller: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons