Famous people · Pawling
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pawling
The nearest, Nathaniel William Taylor, was born in New Milford, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Pawling yet. Dover’s list, next door, has 4 names, Stephen Taber first among them. The best known of them is P. T. Barnum, with articles in 95 languages.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
P. T. Barnum
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pawling’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pawling
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher
Smayla diakhite
born 1977American actor, director, and model
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pawling 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 (11)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brandis: Airwolfberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsey Jacobellis: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Miller: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Taber: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson John Lossing: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsh Giddings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Mortimer Hopkins: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons