Famous people · Highland Acres
Born near Highland Acres: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Annie Jump Cannon, from Dover, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Highland Acres as a birthplace. Across the town line, Camden lists 6, Harry A. Richardson first. Famous people are on record for 46 of the towns in Delaware.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Annie Jump Cannon
Best known
Annie Jump Cannon
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland Acres’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland Acres
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louis McLane
1786–1857American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland
Ruth Ann Minner
1935–2021American politician and businesswoman
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The most names next door are in Camden: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Acres 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 (9)
- Annie Jump Cannon: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Polo: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Hutchison: Sickahick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Brengle: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis McLane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Ann Minner: United States government consulate in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caesar Augustus Rodney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Caleb Boogs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Richardson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons