Famous people · Montour
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Montour
The nearest, Jeff Plate, was born in Montour Falls, 1 mi away. Over the border in Watkins Glen, 5 names are on record, led by Willie Watson. No entry yet names Montour as a birthplace. The best known of them is David Foster Wallace, with articles in 56 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
David Foster Wallace
Best known
David Foster Wallace
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Montour’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Montour
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jane Delano
1862–1919American nurse and administrator
Curry Hicks
1885–1964American football coach, college athletics administrator, professor of physical education
David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist
Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
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Close by, the fullest list is Watkins Glen’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montour 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 (10)
- David Foster Wallace: Steve Rhodes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Haley: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Geller: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Dake: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Brown: JulieAndSteve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Warne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Delano: American Red Cross., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Watson: Joel Rhymer from Freedom, NH, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- P. Dean Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander S. Diven: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons