Famous people · Troy
Born near Troy: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Theodore Robinson is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Next door, the list for Westfield holds 4, Carroll S. Page first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Troy. The nearest, Carroll S. Page, was born in Westfield, 6 mi away.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Theodore Robinson
Best known
Theodore Robinson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Troy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Troy
Nobody born in Troy is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Helen Maria Winslow
1851–1938American novelist, poet, feminist editor, publisher, journalist
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Around it, Westfield has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy 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)
- Theodore Robinson: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Tabor: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kendall Adams: The original uploader was Xtreambar at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll S. Page: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Foss: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger L. Easton: National Inventors Hall of Fame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burleigh F. Spalding: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Maria Winslow: Helen Maria Winslow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Gardner: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edmund Foss: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Ripley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons