11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Scriba
The nearest, Joey Belladonna, was born in Oswego, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Oswego holds 27, Joey Belladonna first. Not one famous person on record comes from Scriba yet. 1,262 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Scriba’s famous people
Famous people born near Scriba
Nobody born in Scriba is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Charlotte Blair Parker
1858–1937American actor and playwright
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
1872–1952American mycologist and entomologist



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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Oswego has the most on record, with 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scriba 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)
- Morgan Robertson: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yd9OLN_xAiw/Sq6eYozkcNI/AAAAAAAAFKY/duQk00h-JGM/s400/1.jpg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence D. Clark: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Cole: nemesys, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenimore Chatterton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Miller: J. Schloss, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Blair Parker: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benjamin Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace B. Willard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Kinney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

