
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Matamoras
Vanessa Carlton is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The nearest list is next door in Port Jervis: 14 names, starting with Stefanie Dolson. Closest of all is Stefanie Dolson, from Port Jervis, 1 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Matamoras.
What stands out about Matamoras’ famous people
Famous people born near Matamoras
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




John Westbrook Hornbeck
1804–1848American politician

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
1836–1881Union United States Army general, politician

Dorothy Young
1907–2011American actress, dancer, stage assistant and novelist
William S. Cleveland
1943–2026American data visualization expert
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Port Jervis’, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matamoras 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 (6)
- Vanessa Carlton: jus10h, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stefanie Dolson: Danny Karwosli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allyn Joslyn: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Judson Kilpatrick: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Young: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Harris: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
