
Mary Peters
born 1948United States Secretary of Transportation
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mary Peters, born in Peoria, 28 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wickenburg. Across Arizona, the lists cover 97 towns. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54.
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

United States Secretary of Transportation

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Wickenburg’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wickenburg 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.