Famous people · Kiryas Joel
Born near Kiryas Joel: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Vincent Mathews, born in Blooming Grove, 4 mi away, is the closest. The list for Kiryas Joel is empty for now. Over the border in Monroe, 5 names are on record, led by Mike Tobey. The best known of them is Gore Vidal, with articles in 81 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Gore Vidal
Best known
Gore Vidal
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kiryas Joel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kiryas Joel
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alfred Thayer Maan
1840–1914United States Navy admiral and historian
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Of the towns nearby, Monroe lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kiryas Joel 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 (9)
- Gore Vidal: Sporcomutanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thayer Maan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Cohen: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Steamboat: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartley Sawyer: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Alden Weir: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Cagle: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Tobey: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons