Kid McLaughlin
1888–1934Major League Baseball centerfielder; college football head coach
Famous people · East Randolph
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Randolph
Lucille Ball is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. The nearest, Kid McLaughlin, was born in Randolph, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from East Randolph yet. 1,300 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Lucille Ball
Best known
Lucille Ball
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Randolph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Randolph
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Schofield
1831–1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Willis Rodney Whitney
1868–1958American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company
Roger Tory Peterson
1908–1996American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
George W. Schofield
1833–1882American Civil War Union Brigadier General
Brian Dunkleman
born 1971American comedian, actor and television personality
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Randolph 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)
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Carter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Merchant: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schofield: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Rodney Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Goodell: Cpl. Alexis Moradian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur F. Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dunkleman: Senior Airman David Carbajal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons