Born near Linden: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Derrin Owens, from Show Low, 6 mi away. Jeff Flake is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. Next door, the list for Show Low holds Derrin Owens. No famous person’s birth in Linden is on record yet.
What stands out about Linden’s famous people
Famous people born near Linden
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jeff Flake
born 1962American diplomat and former United States senator from Arizona

Marilyn Jarrett
1939–2006American politician and businesswoman

Ann Kirkpatrick
born 1950Former U.S. Representative from Arizona
Alan Hale
1953–2016Member of the Montana House of Representatives





Frank B. Upham
1872–1939United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Show Low.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linden 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)
- Zella Day: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Kirkpatrick: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Nordstrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter L. Reed: United States Army. Official Photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortlandt Parker: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Upham: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ortman: Rgm38, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Turley: The Republican State Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons