Victor Davis Hanson
born 1953American classicist and military historian
Famous people · Bowles
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bowles
Victor Davis Hanson, born in Fowler, 4 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Bowles as a birthplace. The best known of them is William Saroyan, with articles in 73 languages. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
William Saroyan
Best known
William Saroyan
in 73 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Bowles
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Calaway H. Dodson
1928–2020American botanist, orchidologist & taxonomist
William Saroyan
1908–1981Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer
Kirk Kerkorian
1917–2015American businessman, investor, and philanthropist
Slim Pickens
1919–1983American rodeo performer, film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowles 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 (20)
- William Saroyan: Al Aumuller, World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Peckinpah: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Federline: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Connors: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Morgan: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Kerkorian: Armenia Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Pickens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Davis Hanson: No machine-readable author provided. Rune X2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hurst: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colby Covington: Alexandra Shea, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Mikkelsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Hoffmann Price: Will Hart from Fullerton, U.S.A. - flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1 - cthulhuwho1.com - youtube.com/user/CthulhuWho1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Rogallo: NASA Langley Research Center / NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Beatty: Tuckerstclair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Garza: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Flores: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Holmes: Krisholmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Adams: Hage's Dairy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Rock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Adams: US Dept. of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons