Famous people · Shortsville
Born near Shortsville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kristen Wiig, from Canandaigua, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Shortsville. Next door, Manchester lists 3, led by Mary Artemisia Lathbury. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Kristen Wiig
Best known
Kristen Wiig
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shortsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shortsville
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold F. Loomis
1896–1976American botanist and myriapodologist
Robert L. Forward
1932–2002American physicist, science fiction writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shortsville 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 (8)
- Kristen Wiig: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travie McCoy: MPerdomo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Dove: Alfred Stieglitz 1864-1946, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Henning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Golin: ZFF Zurich Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Artemisia Lathbury: Mary Artemisia Lathbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons