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Famous people · Darwin

Born near Darwin: 1 famous people within 35 miles

Walter McCall Hoover, Jr., born in Lone Pine, 35 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Darwin yet. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.

#1 best knownWalter McCall Hoover, Jr.Sports · 1934–2020
Born nearby
1
within 35 miles
Closest
35 mi
Walter McCall Hoover, Jr.
Best known
Walter McCall Hoover, Jr.
in 7 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Darwin

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10 mi20 mi35 miLone Pine · 1Darwin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darwin 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.

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