
Born near Salisbury Mills: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Bonnie Blair, born in Cornwall, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gore Vidal, with articles in 81 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Salisbury Mills. Across New York, 1,288 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Salisbury Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Salisbury Mills
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


David Petraeus
born 1952U.S. Army general and public official



Alfred Thayer Maan
1840–1914United States Navy admiral and historian

Saul Williams
born 1972American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salisbury Mills 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)
- Gore Vidal: Sporcomutanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Petraeus: Darren Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Durning: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thayer Maan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine Ferraro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons