Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse · Photo: Araucana · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people from Middlesex
Canandaigua’s list, next door, has 24 names, Kristen Wiig first among them. So far, no famous person on record was born in Middlesex. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Middlesex), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Middlesex has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Middlesex
The neighbour with the most names is Canandaigua, at 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middlesex 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)
- Kristen Wiig: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demas Barnes: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons