Famous people · Robins
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Robins
The nearest, Frank Lanning, was born in Marion, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Elijah Wood, with articles in 86 languages. No entry yet names Robins as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Cedar Rapids holds 41, Elijah Wood first.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Elijah Wood
Best known
Elijah Wood
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Robins’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Robins
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer
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Nearby, Cedar Rapids has the most on record, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Robins 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)
- Elijah Wood: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Kutcher: Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Wood: Grant Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Vechten: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Emerson: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Driscoll: NBC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Lord Taylor: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lanning: Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone and Ted Wilde., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons