Famous people · Wheatfield
Born near Wheatfield: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Mangold, was born in North Tonawanda, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Joyce Carol Oates, with articles in 62 languages. No entry yet names Wheatfield as a birthplace. Of the bordering towns, Niagara Falls has the longest list: 60, with Franchot Tone at the top.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Joyce Carol Oates
Best known
Joyce Carol Oates
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatfield
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Perry
1947–2025American mystery and thriller novelist
Herman Hollerith
1860–1929American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
John Roberts
born 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
Frances Cleveland
1864–1947First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
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Of the towns nearby, Niagara Falls lists the most people: 60.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatfield 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 (14)
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Hollerith: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Michael Murray: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Baranski: iDominick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Cleveland: Charles Milton Bell / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Boreanaz: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Othniel Charles Marsh: w:en:Mathew Brady (1822-1896) or w:en:Levin Corbin Handy (1855–1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franchot Tone: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hurtubise: Dick Ralstin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Gibbs: Yoopernewsman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leila Janah: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Crowley: Pioneer Association of Niagara County (Lockport, NY), authors. "Lockport Journal" newspaper (Lockport, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons