
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of McNeal
The nearest, Peggy Ahern, was born in Douglas, 16 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Williamson, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in McNeal. 98 towns across Arizona can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about McNeal’s famous people
Famous people born near McNeal
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Lewis Williams Douglas
1894–1974Politician and American businessman


Stuart Gilmore
1909–1971American film editor and film director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McNeal 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 Williamson: unidentified staff artist/Stellar Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Williams Douglas: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Ahern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Finley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. J. Frankovich: Nelson Tiffany, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth W. Dyal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel Terán: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons