Herman Hollerith
1860–1929American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
Famous people · Sloan
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sloan
Closest of all is Herman Hollerith, from Buffalo, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sloan as their birthplace yet. Across the town line, Buffalo lists 28, Herman Hollerith first. Famous people are on record for 1,278 of the towns in New York.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Herman Hollerith
Best known
Herman Hollerith
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sloan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sloan
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Roberts
born 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
Frances Cleveland
1864–1947First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
Dorothy Thompson
1893–1961American journalist and radio broadcaster
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
born 1956American actor and screenwriter
Thomas Perry
1947–2025American mystery and thriller novelist
E. Howard Hunt
1918–2007American intelligence officer and author
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Buffalo, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sloan 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 (14)
- Herman Hollerith: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Michael Murray: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Baranski: iDominick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Cleveland: Charles Milton Bell / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boreanaz: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Howard Hunt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Clifton: Ria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Alvarez: Marcelo Alves Lima, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gibbs: Yoopernewsman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hurtubise: Dick Ralstin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons