Famous people · Niagara
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Niagara
The nearest, Art Van Damme, was born in Norway, 5 mi away. Robert J. Flaherty is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Of the towns next door, Dunbar lists John A. Gronouski. Not one famous person on record comes from Niagara yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert J. Flaherty
Best known
Robert J. Flaherty
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Niagara’s famous people
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Famous people born near Niagara
Nobody born in Niagara is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niagara 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)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons