Famous people · North Star
Born near North Star: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Valarie Allman, was born in Newark, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for Hockessin holds Delsworth Buckingham. The best known of them is Elisabeth Shue, with articles in 65 languages. No famous person’s birth in North Star is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Elisabeth Shue
Best known
Elisabeth Shue
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Star’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Star
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bayard Taylor
1825–1878United States poet, novelist and travel writer
Dugald C. Jackson
1865–1951American electrical engineer
Peggy Etter
1943–1992American chemist and crystallographer
Thomas McKean
1734–1817American Founding Father and politician
Aubrey Plaza
born 1984American actress, producer and comedian
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Hockessin leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Star 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)
- Aubrey Plaza: Original: Xfranksun / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Nathans: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Biden: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valarie Allman: LeeMNichols, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Markell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayard Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Sheridan: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delsworth Buckingham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons