Famous people · Westmere
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Westmere
Closest of all is Paul Krugman, from Albany, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Westmere. Of the bordering towns, Albany has the longest list: 39, with Paul Krugman at the top. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Paul Krugman
Best known
Paul Krugman
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Westmere’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Westmere
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Henry
1797–1878American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate
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Around it, Albany has the most people on record, 39 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westmere 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)
- Mickey Rourke: Premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry: Henry Ulke (1821-1910), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maureen Stapleton: Frank Goodman Associates, publicity agency for Mobil Showcase (sponsor was Mobil Oil Company)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bret Harte: Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Yang: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Rivest: Ronald L. Rivest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann B. Davis: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1973., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Wong: Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ze Frank: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons