No one from Throop is on the famous people list yet
Of the towns next door, Auburn lists the most: 44, with Eric Adams first. 1,265 of the towns in New York list at least one person. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Throop), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Throop has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Throop
Of the towns around it, Auburn has the most on record: 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Throop 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)
- Eric Adams: Firestormmd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loran L. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Sackett: George Baker Anderson, editor. Boston Publishing Company (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


