No famous person from Lakewood yet, but Busti next door has 3
1,293 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81. The best known born in Busti is George Stoneman.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Lakewood), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Lakewood has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Lakewood
Busti leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- George Stoneman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons