Margaret Sanger
1879–1966American birth control activist and nurse
Famous people · South Corning
Born near South Corning: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Margaret Sanger, from Corning, 2 mi away. The list for South Corning is empty for now. Across New York, 1,287 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Margaret Sanger
Best known
Margaret Sanger
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Corning’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Corning
Nobody born in South Corning is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles D. Baker
1846–1934American politician in New York
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
1874–1956USA IBM executive and art collector
Eileen Collins
born 1956Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
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Nearby, Corning has the most on record, with 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Corning 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)
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eileen Collins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas John Watson, Sr.: The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Caine: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Baker: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Phoenix: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Sevian: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons