
Born near Mescal: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Andre Jackson, born in Vail, 16 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Linda Ronstadt, with articles in 60 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Mescal yet. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54.
What stands out about Mescal’s famous people
Famous people born near Mescal
Nobody born in Mescal is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Stuart Gilmore
1909–1971American film editor and film director


Gabby Giffords
born 1970American politician and gun control activist
Hailey Bieber
born 1996American model and television personality


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mescal 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 (5)
- Linda Ronstadt: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Giffords: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Eden: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Cox: UPROXX, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons