Famous people · Fenton
Born near Fenton: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Bridget Moynahan, born in Binghamton, 9 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Greene, 3 names are on record, led by Francis Joseph Flynn. The best known of them is Camille Paglia, with articles in 46 languages. No famous person’s birth in Fenton is on record yet.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Camille Paglia
Best known
Camille Paglia
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fenton
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Wedge
born 1957American animator, director, producer, and writer
Lewis E. Platt
1941–2005American engineer, businessman and corporate executive
Camille Paglia
born 1947American feminist academic and critic
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The neighbour with the most names is Greene, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fenton 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 (11)
- Camille Paglia: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Moynahan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas G. Hurley: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas H. Wheelock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Baker: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sharkey: Svetys, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Osborn Krueger: International Monetary Fund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Joseph Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Blair Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons