Famous people · Harris Hill
Born near Harris Hill: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lucille Clifton, was born in Depew, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Harris Hill as a birthplace. The best known of them is Joyce Carol Oates, with articles in 61 languages. Across the town line, Amherst lists 13, Rob Gronkowski first.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Joyce Carol Oates
Best known
Joyce Carol Oates
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harris Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harris Hill
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dorothy Thompson
1893–1961American journalist and radio broadcaster
Jeffrey Gundlach
born 1959American banker, art collector and philanthropist
Thomas Perry
1947–2025American mystery and thriller novelist
Herman Hollerith
1860–1929American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
John Roberts
born 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
Frances Cleveland
1864–1947First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
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The neighbour with the most names is Amherst, at 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harris Hill 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 (17)
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Hollerith: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Michael Murray: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Baranski: iDominick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Cleveland: Charles Milton Bell / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boreanaz: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Othniel Charles Marsh: w:en:Mathew Brady (1822-1896) or w:en:Levin Corbin Handy (1855–1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Morgan: Hayes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Webster: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Gregory: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Alexis: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Clifton: Ria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Owen: Wojciech Dobrogojski <bahlazamon (at) o2 (dot) pl>, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewitt C. Leach: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons