Born near Roessleville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Paul Krugman, was born in Albany, 2 mi away. Albany, which borders it, has 39 on its list, the best known Paul Krugman. The list for Roessleville is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 1,267 of the towns in New York.
What stands out about Roessleville’s famous people
Famous people born near Roessleville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joseph Henry
1797–1878American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian



James Charles
born 1999American YouTuber, make-up artist and model


Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate


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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Albany, with 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roessleville 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 (9)
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry: Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maureen Stapleton: Frank Goodman Associates, publicity agency for Mobil Showcase (sponsor was Mobil Oil Company)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bret Harte: Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Yang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rivest: Ronald L. Rivest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann B. Davis: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1973., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Charles: Lone Fox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
