Famous people · Derby
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Derby
John Kerry is the most widely known, written about in 109 languages. The nearest, David Fincher, was born in Denver, 6 mi away. Next door, Commerce City lists one, Dominick Moreno. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Derby.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
John Kerry
Best known
John Kerry
in 109 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Derby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Derby
Nobody born in Derby is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Douglas Fairbanks
1883–1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Matthew Dominick
born 1981American engineer, test pilot and astronaut for NASA
Cassie Bernall
1981–1999Victim of the Columbine High School Massacre
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Of the towns around it, Commerce City has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Derby 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 (15)
- John Kerry: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fincher: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Hall: NIST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- AnnaSophia Robb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Searle: FranksValli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Romer: The original uploader was Doerrb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Storrie: TKA201, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Van Dyken: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Dominick: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Sandhagen: Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Eugene Edwards: Marcus Holland-Moritz from Gärtringen, Germany, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Reed: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominick Moreno: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons