Famous people · Long Lake
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Long Lake
The nearest, Maury Youmans, was born in Eagle Bay, 16 mi away. Over the border in Colton, 3 names are on record, led by Bertrand Snell. The best known of them is Solomon Northup, with articles in 32 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Long Lake.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Solomon Northup
Best known
Solomon Northup
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Long Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Long Lake
Nobody born in Long Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Alexandra Waterbury
born 1950American ballet dancer and model
Solomon Northup
1808–1864Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Colton: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Lake 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 (8)
- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Lyon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Brewster Sewell: Amanda Brewster Sewell - 1904, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Snell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Barton Hepburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Palm: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Kashiwa: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Waterbury: Warren Elgort, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons