
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Glens Falls
Closest of all is Edward C. Prescott, from Glens Falls, 3 mi away. The list for West Glens Falls is empty for now. 1,292 towns in New York have at least one famous person on record. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
What stands out about West Glens Falls’ famous people
Famous people born near West Glens Falls
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles Evans Hughes
1862–1948American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941




Rachael Ray
born 1968American television host, businesswoman, celebrity cook, and author

David Hyde Pierce
born 1959American actor and director

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Glens Falls has the most on record: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Glens Falls 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 (9)
- Edward C. Prescott: Narodowy Bank Polski from Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evans Hughes: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmer Fredette: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Moore: Zane Williams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Duggan: Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) from Roman Forest, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Ray: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hazard Reynolds: Edward Augustus Collier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

