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Loudon Road & Watervliet-Shaker Road in Latham, New YorkPhoto: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people · Latham

Next door to Latham, Watervliet lists 9 famous people

No famous person on record lists Latham as their birthplace yet. Across New York, the lists cover 1,278 towns. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Latham), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Latham has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Latham

Close by, the fullest list is Watervliet’s, at 9 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Latham 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.