Famous people · Washington Mills
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Mills
George Eastman is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. The nearest, Joe Bonamassa, was born in New Hartford, 1 mi away. The list for Washington Mills is empty for now. 1,290 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
George Eastman
Best known
George Eastman
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Mills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Mills
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maria Van Kerkhove
born 1977American infectious disease epidemiologist
James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist
Charles Doolittle Walcott
1850–1927American paleontologist and 4th Secretary of the Smithsonian
Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
George Eastman
1854–1932American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington Mills 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)
- George Eastman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Doolittle Walcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons