
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ruby
Closest of all is Peter Bogdanovich, from Kingston, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Kingston lists 55, Peter Bogdanovich first. 1,260 towns across New York can name a famous person born there. New York City has the most of any town in New York: 99.
What stands out about Ruby’s famous people
Famous people born near Ruby
Nobody born in Ruby is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Irving Fisher
1867–1947American economist and statistician
Rufus Wainwright
born 1973American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer



Max Martini
born 1969American film, theater and television actor, writer and director

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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Kingston’s, with 55.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruby 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 (7)
- Peter Bogdanovich: The original uploader was Eliaws at English Wikipedia. (Original text: User:Eliaws), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Fisher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mazzello: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glover: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Livingston: Engraved by E Wellmore from a drawing by J L Longacre., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Dourif: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Martini: News Of The World, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

