Famous people · Hemlock
Born near Hemlock: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Henry Snapp, from Livonia, 3 mi away. Amanda Jones is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. 1,300 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hemlock.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Amanda Jones
Best known
Amanda Jones
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hemlock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hemlock
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.
1877–1952U.S. Republican politician from New York
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hemlock 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)
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Keating: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulina Wright Davis: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. W. Thayer: John B. Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Greenwood: Robert Grau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Wadsworth: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Ruger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons