Born near Felts Mills: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Justus Doolittle, was born in Rutland, 5 mi away. The list for Felts Mills is empty for now. John Carpenter is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Across New York, 1,300 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Felts Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Felts Mills
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Allen Dulles
1893–1969First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)


Richard Grieco
born 1965Full name: Richard John Grieco, Jr.; b. 3/23/65; TV actor

Mark Neveldine
born 1973American film director, producer and screenwriter

John Carpenter
born 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Felts Mills 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)
- John Carpenter: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Dulles: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvil Dewey: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lansing: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Grieco: Angel Schatz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Winfield Woolworth: J. J. Oade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neveldine: My_New_BFFs_Mark_Neveldine_&_Alison_Lohman.jpg: Gerald Geronimo derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons