Born near New Hackensack: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tyler Adams, from Wappingers Falls, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for East Fishkill holds 3, Platt Rogers Spencer first. The best known of them is Lee Miller, with articles in 52 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from New Hackensack yet.
What stands out about New Hackensack’s famous people
Famous people born near New Hackensack
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Wallace Worsley
1878–1944American actor-film director

Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist

Tom Holland
born 1943American scriptwriter and director


Patti Murin
born 1980American actress, singer, and dancer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is East Fishkill, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hackensack 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 (6)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: Flickr user NoHoDamon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Duke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Donovan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Mulhall: Jack Freulich (1880–1936), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Worsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons