Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0No one from Willet is on the famous people list yet
The nearest list is next door in Triangle: 3 names, starting with Frederick W. Smith. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81. 1,278 of the towns in New York list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Willet), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Willet has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Willet
Close by, the fullest list is Triangle’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willet 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 (2)
- Frederick W. Smith: The Horseless age, Volume 16, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons