Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Famous people · Riverside
Born near Riverside: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Margaret Sanger, born in Corning, 1 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Riverside yet. Across the town line, Corning lists 24, Margaret Sanger first. 1,265 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riverside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riverside
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles D. Baker
1846–1934American politician in New York
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverside 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)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Bigelow Tully: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amo Houghton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Farwell: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon White: Frank N. Tomlinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Nelson Clute: Willard N. Clute, editor. Photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons