Famous people · Hamilton College
Born near Hamilton College: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joe Bonamassa, from New Hartford, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Hamilton College is on record yet. The best known of them is George Eastman, with articles in 66 languages. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
George Eastman
Best known
George Eastman
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hamilton College’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hamilton College
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maria Van Kerkhove
born 1977American infectious disease epidemiologist
Charles Doolittle Walcott
1850–1927American paleontologist and 4th Secretary of the Smithsonian
George Eastman
1854–1932American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer
James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist
Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton College 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)
- George Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Doolittle Walcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons