17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Piercefield
The nearest, Larry Fuller, was born in Tupper Lake, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Shea, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Piercefield. Colton, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known Bertrand Snell.
What stands out about Piercefield’s famous people
Famous people born near Piercefield
Nobody born in Piercefield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Colton’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piercefield 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)
- Jack Shea: G.T. Rasineau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Weibrecht: Catholympique from Mandelieu, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Burke: Wikijunkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Mollner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Brewster Sewell: Amanda Brewster Sewell - 1904, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Snell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Bacheller: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Albert Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
