Famous people · Wainscott
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wainscott
Closest of all is Howard Dean, from East Hampton, 3 mi away. Southampton, which borders it, has 31 on its list, the best known Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The best known of them is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, with articles in 104 languages. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Best known
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
in 104 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wainscott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wainscott
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Huntington
1850–1916American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of Huntington's disease
Tim Ferriss
born 1977American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929–1994First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Mary L. Cleave
1947–2023American engineer and NASA astronaut
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Southampton has the most people on record, 31 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wainscott 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)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Mark Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Dean: Flickr user Mr. Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary L. Cleave: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huntington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Beecher: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Annacone: JC (Graffiti By Numbers), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Yastrzemski: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prentice Mulford: Needham portraits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons