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Famous people · Smithville

No famous person from Smithville yet, but Oxford next door has 8

1,265 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record. New York City has the most of any town in New York: 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. The best known born in Oxford is Robert Stockton Williamson.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Smithville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Smithville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Smithville

Close by, Oxford counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Robert Stockton WilliamsonOxfordRobert Stockton Williamson & 7 moreFrancis Joseph FlynnGreeneFrancis Joseph Flynn & 2 moreFrederick W. SmithTriangleFrederick W. Smith & 2 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithville 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 (3)
  • Robert Stockton Williamson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Francis Joseph Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Frederick W. Smith: The Horseless age, Volume 16, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons