
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grahamsville
Closest of all is Queen Harrison, from Loch Sheldrake, 8 mi away. John Mott is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,300 towns. No famous person on record lists Grahamsville as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Grahamsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Grahamsville
Nobody born in Grahamsville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Francis Sherman Currey
1925–2019United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



John Mott
1865–1955American Methodist and founder of the YMCA


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grahamsville 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 Mott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin DeGraw: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Harrison: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 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
- Simeon De Witt: Ezra Ames, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Sherman Currey: Pfc. Bordonaro from 3908 Sig Sv Bn., United States ArmyRotated and cropped by User:Jwillbur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons