Famous people · Lake Carmel
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Carmel
Closest of all is Fanny Crosby, from Brewster, 5 mi away. Tom Welling is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lake Carmel is on record yet. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Tom Welling
Best known
Tom Welling
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Carmel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Carmel
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher
Tom Welling
born 1977American actor, director, and model
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Carmel leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Carmel 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)
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna von Oy: Glasgow Skinner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Kelly: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Mortimer Hopkins: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons