
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Glens Falls
Edward C. Prescott, born in Glens Falls, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in South Glens Falls. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
What stands out about South Glens Falls’ famous people
Famous people born near South Glens Falls
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles Evans Hughes
1862–1948American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941




Rachael Ray
born 1968American television host, businesswoman, celebrity cook, and author

David Hyde Pierce
born 1959American actor and director

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Glens Falls’, at 20 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Glens Falls 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)
- Edward C. Prescott: Narodowy Bank Polski from Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evans Hughes: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmer Fredette: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Moore: Zane Williams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Duggan: Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) from Roman Forest, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Ray: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hazard Reynolds: Edward Augustus Collier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

