Famous people · Merritt Park
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Merritt Park
Tyler Adams, born in Wappingers Falls, 5 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Fishkill, 10 names are on record, led by Benjamin Strong. The best known of them is Lee Miller, with articles in 52 languages. No famous person’s birth in Merritt Park is on record yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Lee Miller
Best known
Lee Miller
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Merritt Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Merritt Park
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Forrestal
1892–1949United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy
Ellsworth Kelly
1923–2015American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Saul Williams
born 1972American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist
Emily Warren Roebling
1843–1903US civil engineer, helped complete the Brooklyn Bridge
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Fishkill counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merritt Park 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)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine Ferraro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Montgomery: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Forrestal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellsworth Kelly: Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Warren Roebling: Carolus-Duran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons