14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northeast Ithaca
Royall T. Moore, born in Varna, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is David Foster Wallace, with articles in 56 languages. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,280 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Northeast Ithaca.
What stands out about Northeast Ithaca’s famous people
Famous people born near Northeast Ithaca
Nobody born in Northeast Ithaca is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

David Foster Wallace
1962–2008American fiction writer and essayist

Alex Haley
1921–1992American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist



Curry Hicks
1885–1964American football coach, college athletics administrator, professor of physical education


Mary Treat
1830–1923American biologist, botanist and entomologist
Adrian Pearsall
1925–2011American architect and furniture designer

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Ithaca, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northeast Ithaca 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 (8)
- 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
- Mary Treat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bascom: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Elliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
