Famous people · Knightsen
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Knightsen
Next door, the list for Oakley holds 3, Joe Mixon first. The nearest, Johnny Burke, was born in Antioch, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Knightsen yet. The best known of them is Tom Hanks, with articles in 136 languages.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Tom Hanks
Best known
Tom Hanks
in 136 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Knightsen’s famous people
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Famous people born near Knightsen
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Goleman
born 1946American psychologist and journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knightsen 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 (8)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Isaak: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Goleman: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Basco: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Diaz: Bhenricksen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wondolowski: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mixon: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons