
Born near Forestburgh: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Randall Batinkoff, born in Monticello, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gavin DeGraw, with articles in 25 languages. No entry yet names Forestburgh as a birthplace. 1,258 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Forestburgh’s famous people
Famous people born near Forestburgh
Nobody born in Forestburgh is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Dorothy Young
1907–2011American actress, dancer, stage assistant and novelist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestburgh 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 (6)
- Gavin DeGraw: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stefanie Dolson: Danny Karwosli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Batinkoff: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Finch: J151074 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Young: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Harris: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons