Valcour Bay · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Peru is on the famous people list yet
Next door, Plattsburgh lists 35, led by Jean Arthur. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. Across New York, the lists cover 1,265 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Peru), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Peru has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Peru
The fullest list close by belongs to Plattsburgh, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peru and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Jean Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jewett W. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Bridges: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tomlinson Brush: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons