
Born near Upper Nyack: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Edward Hopper, was born in Nyack, 2 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Upper Nyack. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,260 towns. New York City has the most of any town in New York: 99.
What stands out about Upper Nyack’s famous people
Famous people born near Upper Nyack
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Kara DioGuardi
born 1970American music producer, composer and pop singer

Ray Heindorf
1908–1980American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger
Adam Chanler-Berat
born 1986American stage and film actor




Mark Ambor
born 1997American singer-songwriter of Armenian origin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Nyack lists the most people: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Nyack 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 (7)
- Edward Hopper: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kara DioGuardi: karadioguardi.com., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockwell Kent: Unidentified photographer (according to SI source), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Maher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgana King: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Larracuente: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


