Famous people · Walker Valley
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Walker Valley
The best known of them is Gavin DeGraw, with articles in 25 languages. Next door, Shawangunk lists 4, led by William Henry Stone. Closest of all is William E. Cleary, from Ellenville, 4 mi away. Across New York, the lists cover 1,265 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Gavin DeGraw
Best known
Gavin DeGraw
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walker Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walker Valley
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Irene Runge
born 1942German opinion journalist and university teacher
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Nearby, Shawangunk has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walker Valley 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)
- Gavin DeGraw: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon De Witt: Ezra Ames, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. J. Jacobsen: Smudge 9000 from North Kent Coast, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel G. Engel: trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Cleary: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Stone: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons