
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Paisley
Closest of all is Solomon Jones, from Eustis, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Aubrey Peeples, with articles in 20 languages. The list for Paisley is empty for now. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida.
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Famous people born near Paisley
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paisley 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 (5)
- Aubrey Peeples: Aubspeeps, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob deGrom: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chipper Jones: Djh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Jones: Original uploader was Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keon Ellis: The University of Alabama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons