Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
Famous people · Rochester
Born near Rochester: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Rachel Corrie, with articles in 49 languages. Closest of all is Merce Cunningham, from Centralia, 8 mi away. No entry yet names Rochester as a birthplace. Yakima’s 65 names make the longest list in Washington.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Rachel Corrie
Best known
Rachel Corrie
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rochester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rochester
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler
Rachel Corrie
1979–2003American anti-war and human rights activist
Helen Margaret Gilkey
1886–1972American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rochester 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 (7)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Keller: Albumen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eloise Mumford: Joe O'Connell from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Stines: Can Evin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons