Famous people · Salem
Born near Salem: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Wes Gardner, born in Benton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Douglas MacArthur, with articles in 113 languages. Next door, Benton lists 10, led by Cliff Lee. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Salem.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Douglas MacArthur
Best known
Douglas MacArthur
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Douglas MacArthur
1880–1964United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea
Chelsea Clinton
born 1980American author and global health advocate
John Michael Jumper
born 1985American chemist and AI expert
David Delano Glover
1868–1952Arkansas lawyer and politician
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The longest list nearby is Benton’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (8)
- Douglas MacArthur: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Clinton: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Jumper: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Lauren Adams: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason White: Ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Moore: Matthew Fink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: artolog on Flickr User Fui in terra aliena (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons