Famous people · Kearny
Born near Kearny: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rankin Johnson Jr., was born in Hayden, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Elam, with articles in 31 languages. The list for Kearny is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Jack Elam
Best known
Jack Elam
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kearny’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kearny
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alfredo Chavez Marquez
1922–2014United States District Judge
Arthur Van Haren, Jr.
1920–1992Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Rose Mofford
1922–2016First woman Governor and the first woman Secretary of State
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kearny 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)
- Jack Elam: Phil Karlson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Jacobs: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mofford: Valerie Roller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Garcia: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Pastor: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romana Acosta Bañuelos: Office of the Treasurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esteban Edward Torres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo-Carroll Dennison: 20th Century-Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons