Famous people · Leyner
Born near Leyner: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Jaccob Slavin, born in Erie, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Lafayette lists the most: 3, with Bob Beauprez first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Leyner. The best known of them is Edward Lawrie Tatum, with articles in 53 languages.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Best known
Edward Lawrie Tatum
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leyner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leyner
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marilyn Sitzman
1939–1993Witness to the John F. Kennedy assassination
Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Leyner.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leyner 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 (12)
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Schaal: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vance D. Brand: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reynor: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Crow: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaccob Slavin: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Duffy: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Beauprez: U.S. House of Reps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons