Born near Gold Hill: 14 famous people within 35 miles
One notable person lived here: Andreas Seppi. The nearest, Ian MacGregor, was born in Nederland, 8 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gold Hill. Edward Lawrie Tatum is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages.
What stands out about Gold Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Gold Hill
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director





Also called Gold Hill home
One more notable person made the town home: Andreas Seppi.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gold Hill 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)
- Andreas Seppi: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Cruz: Donmike10 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Niehoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nort Billings: George Yates of the Des Moines Register, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons