Famous people · Lacona
Born near Lacona: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clarence D. Clark, from Sandy Creek, 1 mi away. Allen Dulles is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lacona yet. 1,282 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Allen Dulles
Best known
Allen Dulles
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lacona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lacona
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
1872–1952American mycologist and entomologist
Daniel Burnham
1846–1912American architect and urban designer
George Wilbur Peck
1840–1916American politician in Wisconsin and newspaper founder
Allen Dulles
1893–1969First civilian and longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
Richard Grieco
born 1965Full name: Richard John Grieco, Jr.; b. 3/23/65; TV actor
Mark Neveldine
born 1973American film director, producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lacona 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 (13)
- 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
- 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