Born near East Marion: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jonathan Nicoll Havens, from Shelter Island, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Shelter Island has the longest list: 4, with Elbert N. Carvel at the top. Howard Dean is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. The list for East Marion is empty for now.
What stands out about East Marion’s famous people
Famous people born near East Marion
They were born in 9 towns 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



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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Marion 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)
- Howard Dean: Flickr user Mr. Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huntington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Beecher: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentice Mulford: Needham portraits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Pierzynski: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sanford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Silone Yates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons