Famous people · St. Bonaventure
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Bonaventure
Jeff Fahey is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Closest of all is Leon Jacob Cole, from Allegany, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from St. Bonaventure yet. Of the towns next door, Olean lists the most: 26, with Jeff Fahey first.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Jeff Fahey
Best known
Jeff Fahey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Bonaventure’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Bonaventure
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louis Zamperini
1917–2014Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran
George Grant Blaisdell
1895–1978Inventor of the Zippo lighter
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Olean, with 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Bonaventure 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)
- Jeff Fahey: photo taken by flickr user photoren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Horne: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Zamperini: Floatjon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Waddell: uploaded by KV5 (Talk • Phils), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Jacob Cole: Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Smith Walker: Congressional portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons