Famous people · Mongaup Valley
Born near Mongaup Valley: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Frederick Cook is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Closest of all is Randall Batinkoff, from Monticello, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Mongaup Valley. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,283 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Frederick Cook
Best known
Frederick Cook
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mongaup Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mongaup Valley
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Sherman Currey
1925–2019United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mongaup Valley 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 (7)
- Frederick Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin DeGraw: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Harrison: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randall Batinkoff: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Finch: J151074 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Sherman Currey: Pfc. Bordonaro from 3908 Sig Sv Bn., United States ArmyRotated and cropped by User:Jwillbur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosetta Sherwood Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons