
Born near Victory: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is George Crum, from Saratoga, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Victory as a birthplace. David Hyde Pierce is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. The nearest list is next door in Schuylerville: 3 names, starting with Ellen Curtis Demorest.
What stands out about Victory’s famous people
Famous people born near Victory
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

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 Schuylerville’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Victory 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)
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Doubleday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terra Naomi: Jokeb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Gail: Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Eberle: General Artists Corporation (management); photographer: "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Curtis Demorest: Jane Cunningham Croly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
