
Born near Kauneonga Lake: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Frederick Cook is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. The nearest, Randall Batinkoff, was born in Monticello, 8 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Kauneonga Lake. 1,288 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Kauneonga Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Kauneonga Lake
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Francis Sherman Currey
1925–2019United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kauneonga Lake 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)
- Frederick Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin DeGraw: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Harrison: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Batinkoff: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Finch: J151074 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Sherman Currey: Pfc. Bordonaro from 3908 Sig Sv Bn., United States ArmyRotated and cropped by User:Jwillbur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosetta Sherwood Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons