Famous people · Wright
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wright
Closest of all is William Dietz, from Schoharie, 5 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Schoharie has the longest list: 7, with William Dietz at the top. The best known of them is Mickey Rourke, with articles in 68 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wright.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Mickey Rourke
Best known
Mickey Rourke
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wright’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wright
Nobody born in Wright is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Westinghouse
1846–1914American inventor and businessman
Eliza Farnham
1815–1864American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform
Andrew Yang
born 1975American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate
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Of the towns around it, Schoharie has the most on record: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wright 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
- George Westinghouse: Joseph G. Gessford, 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
- Conyers Herring: Herring, Conyers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Farnham: The American phrenological journal, vol. 25 (June, 1857), p. 133., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Bradley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Tompkins: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons