Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Best known
Allen Dulles
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hounsfield’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near Hounsfield Nobody born in Hounsfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Henderson · 4 Adams · 4 Watertown · 4 Ellisburg · 3 Cape Vincent · 1 Sandy Creek · 1 Clayton · 1 Hounsfield Within 10 mi · 7 Within 20 mi · 19 Within 35 mi · 24
Daniel Burnham 1846–1912 American architect and urban designer
Cushman Kellogg Davis 1838–1900 American politician
George Wilbur Peck 1840–1916 American politician in Wisconsin and newspaper founder
Mark Hopkins 1813–1878 American businessman, railway entrepreneur
Mark W. Clark 1896–1984 United States Army general
Jerry Thomas 1830–1885 American bartender
John Pettit 1807–1877 American politician
Julius Sterling Morton 1832–1902 American politician
Bruce Cooper Clarke 1901–1988 United States Army general
William Eugene Blackstone 1841–1935 American Christian Zionist
Alvan E. Bovay 1818–1903 American politician
Watson C. Squire 1838–1926 American politician (Republican)
Marietta Holley 1836–1926 American author
AB A. Page Brown 1859–1896 American architect
AW Amos E. Wood 1810–1850 American politician
Allen Dulles 1893–1969 First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
Robert Lansing 1864–1928 American politician
Richard Grieco born 1965 Full name: Richard John Grieco, Jr.; b. 3/23/65; TV actor
Mark Neveldine born 1973 American film director, producer and screenwriter
Frank Winfield Woolworth 1852–1919 American businessman
Clarence D. Clark 1851–1930 American politician
Adele Marion Fielde 1839–1916 American social activist, missionary, scientist, writer
Charles E. Bohlen 1904–1974 American diplomat
JD Justus Doolittle 1824–1880 American missionary to China
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hounsfield 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 (22) Allen Dulles: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mark W. Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Robert Lansing: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Daniel Burnham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Richard Grieco: Angel Schatz, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frank Winfield Woolworth: J. J. Oade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mark Neveldine: My_New_BFFs_Mark_Neveldine_&_Alison_Lohman.jpg: Gerald Geronimo derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Julius Sterling Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Charles E. Bohlen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Clarence D. Clark: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Cushman Kellogg Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons George Wilbur Peck: James Reeve Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Bruce Cooper Clarke: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jerry Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John Pettit: U.S. Congress?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Watson C. Squire: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Adele Marion Fielde: T. Ogilvie Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Marietta Holley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mark Hopkins: I.W. Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons William Eugene Blackstone: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Alvan E. Bovay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Albert D. Shaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons