
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hartwick Seminary
Closest of all is Robert L. Gibson, from Cooperstown, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hartwick Seminary. 1,293 towns across New York can name a famous person born there. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
What stands out about Hartwick Seminary’s famous people
Famous people born near Hartwick Seminary
Nobody born in Hartwick Seminary is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Andrew S. Draper
1848–1913American educator, author, and jurist
Parley P. Pratt
1807–1857Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Theodore M. Davis
1838–1915American lawyer and egyptologist

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Hartwick has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartwick Seminary 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 (8)
- Robert L. Gibson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Groff: Cbkallman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Dupree: Employee of the U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore M. Davis: Mahmoudmzff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Waterman: Original photographer unknown, digitized by Google Books in freely available book. Cropped, contrast enhanced and small background repair by Froggerlaura., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Bissell: various authors for the various articles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Van Horn: Thomas William Herringshaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Caryl Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


