Photo: Thomas Cole · Public domainSchroon has no famous person on record yet
Over the border in Ticonderoga, 9 names are on record, led by Michael Witney. 1,265 towns across New York can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Schroon), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Schroon has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Schroon
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schroon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- John Hammond: Louis N. Boudrye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons