
Born near East Worcester: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lewis Waterman, from Decatur, 3 mi away. The list for East Worcester is empty for now. The best known of them is Robert L. Gibson, with articles in 27 languages. Famous people are on record for 1,300 of the towns in New York.
What stands out about East Worcester’s famous people
Famous people born near East Worcester
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Andrew S. Draper
1848–1913American educator, author, and jurist
Joseph L. White
1813–1861American politician (c. 1813 – 1861)




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Worcester 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 (5)
- Robert L. Gibson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Groff: Cbkallman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Dupree: Employee of the U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Waterman: Original photographer unknown, digitized by Google Books in freely available book. Cropped, contrast enhanced and small background repair by Froggerlaura., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Randall: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons