Famous people · Poland
Born near Poland: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Henry Miller, was born in Trenton, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Poland as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is James S. Sherman, with articles in 50 languages. 1,265 of the towns in New York list at least one person.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
James S. Sherman
Best known
James S. Sherman
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Poland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Poland
Nobody born in Poland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist
Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
John Nicholson
1765–1820United States Representative from New York
Hiram Cronk
1800–1905Last surviving U.S. veteran of the War of 1812
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poland 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)
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Esche: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Vennera: Chick vennera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Waterman: Isaiah West Taber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons