Famous people · Seneca
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Seneca
Clifford D. Simak is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. The nearest list is next door in Utica: one name, Thorleif T. Peterson. Closest of all is Edwin G. Krebs, from Lansing, 13 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Seneca is on record yet.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Clifford D. Simak
Best known
Clifford D. Simak
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Seneca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Seneca
Nobody born in Seneca is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Frederic O. MacCartney
1864–1903American politician and minister, Massachusetts
Jeremiah Burnham Tainter
1836–1920American inventor
Roger Halvorson
1934–2014American politician and businessperson
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The longest list nearby is Utica’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seneca 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)
- Clifford D. Simak: Stellar Publishing / unidentified staff artist(s), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Bowlen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Munroe: Ralph M. Munroe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic O. MacCartney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Bohlman: Duckduckquiche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Crook Twining: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons