Famous people · Pawling
Born near Pawling: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Elizabeth Bentley, with articles in 12 languages. Closest of all is Joe Moravsky, from Sherman, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Pawling as a birthplace. The New York lists hold names for 1,278 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Elizabeth Bentley
Best known
Elizabeth Bentley
in 12 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Pawling
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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 (5)
- Elizabeth Bentley: C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Boardman: Ralph Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley McCusker: Marissa Babin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Sherwood: Whitney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Whiting Boardman: J.H. BEERS & CO., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons