Photo: Wapphist · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people born near Wappinger
Poughkeepsie, which borders it, has 49 on its list, the best known Lee Miller. Not one famous person on record comes from Wappinger yet. The New York lists hold names for 1,259 towns. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wappinger), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wappinger has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Wappinger
The neighbour with the most names is Poughkeepsie, at 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wappinger 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 (4)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Van Wyck: Francis H. Lyman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons