Born near New Square: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Julianna Margulies, from Spring Valley, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in New Square. The New York lists hold names for 1,265 towns. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
What stands out about New Square’s famous people
Famous people born near New Square
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tim McCann
born 1968American film and television director
Akiva Weingarten
born 1984American-born liberal rabbi, raised a Satmar Hasid, later based in Dresden and Basel

Abram Stevens Hewitt
1822–1903American politician, lawyer and businessman
Adam Chanler-Berat
born 1986American stage and film actor





Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
1923–2017Aristocrat, socialite and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Square 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)
- Valerie Harper: photograph: Maggie from Palm Springs, United States derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Annable: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Muir: Warner Bros.; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alecko Eskandarian: Css71588, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudio Sanchez: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abram Stevens Hewitt: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons