Born near Tannersville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rufus Palen, was born in Palenville, 5 mi away. Jennifer Connelly is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Tannersville. Across New York, the lists cover 1,292 towns.
What stands out about Tannersville’s famous people
Famous people born near Tannersville
Nobody born in Tannersville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Irving Fisher
1867–1947American economist and statistician



Max Martini
born 1969American film, theater and television actor, writer and director




John Bigelow
1817–1911American diplomat, lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tannersville 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)
- Irving Fisher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adams: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Dourif: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Martini: News Of The World, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadia Cassini: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bogardus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Bermudez: Longislandmma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bigelow: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons