Famous people · Poestenkill
Born near Poestenkill: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Joe Alaskey, with articles in 55 languages. Closest of all is William McManus, from Brunswick, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Brunswick holds 4, Thomas Farrell first. No entry yet names Poestenkill as a birthplace.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Joe Alaskey
Best known
Joe Alaskey
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Poestenkill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Poestenkill
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Deukmejian
1928–2018Governor of California from 1983 to 1991
Isaac Singer
1811–1875American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Brunswick’s, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poestenkill 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 (10)
- Maureen Stapleton: Frank Goodman Associates, publicity agency for Mobil Showcase (sponsor was Mobil Oil Company)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Singer: Edward Harrison May, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Wong: Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelda Bleibtrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Deukmejian: State of California/Office of Governor George Deukmejian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Horton Peck: William Ashbrook Kellerman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fuller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Farrell: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Clemente: DZhao42, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward W. Greenman: "Weekly Republican-Traveler" (Arkansas City, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons