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Famous people · Nelsonville

Famous people born near Nelsonville

Cold Spring’s list, next door, has 7 names, Emily Warren Roebling first among them. No famous person on record lists Nelsonville as their birthplace yet. Across New York, 1,280 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Nelsonville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Nelsonville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Nelsonville

Nearby, Cold Spring has the most on record, with 7.

Emily Warren RoeblingCold SpringEmily Warren Roebling & 6 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelsonville 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.

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