Dan Namingha
born 1950Hopi painter and sculptor (b. 1950)
Famous people · Pinon
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pinon
Closest of all is Dan Namingha, from Keams Canyon, 19 mi away. Fred Kabotie is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pinon yet. No town in Arizona lists more than Mesa, with 54.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Fred Kabotie
Best known
Fred Kabotie
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pinon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pinon
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Fred Kabotie
1900–1986Hopi painter, silversmith, farmer, writer, and educator
Michael Kabotie
1943–2009Hopi silversmith, painter, sculptor and lecturer from Arizona
Kenneth Begay
1913–1977Diné metalsmith and jeweler, 1913-1977
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinon 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 (3)
- Fred Kabotie: Grand Canyon National Park, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Namingha: U.S. Consulate General Munich from Germany, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Kabotie: NPS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons