22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lincoln Park
Closest of all is Jan Angel, from Cañon City, 1 mi away. Of the towns next door, Cañon City lists the most: 4, with Emory S. Land first. The best known of them is David Packard, with articles in 39 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lincoln Park.
What stands out about Lincoln Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Lincoln Park
Nobody born in Lincoln Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Jim Hawthorne
1918–2007Radio Personality, Television Pioneer, Film Maker, Writer, Television and Radio Comedy
David Boyd
American cinematographer, television director and camera operator

David Packard
1912–1996American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist

Jon Watts
born 1981American film director, producer and screenwriter



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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lincoln Park.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln Park 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)
- David Packard: Department of Defense Historical Office Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Watts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Sawyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Howard Menzel: The original uploader was Fdavis99 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Withers: film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Tolan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G'Angelo Hancock: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Land: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
