Famous people · Toronto
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Toronto
Pete Schmidt, born in Lowden, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Toronto is on record yet. The best known of them is Herbert E. Hitchcock, with articles in 11 languages. In Iowa, 443 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Herbert E. Hitchcock
Best known
Herbert E. Hitchcock
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Toronto’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Toronto
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daria O'Neill
born 1971Radio and television personality and an entertainer
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
1914–2005American nurse, educator and researcher
Wallace Townsend
1882–1979Arkansas lawyer and Republican politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toronto 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)
- Herbert E. Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Brown: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Martin: Oscar William Coursey (1873-1946), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Rosenfels: Vikes-Gators, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Patrick O'Hara: Campaign card, 1940, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stone: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Wilbur Trout: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Cousins: "Frankfort Review" (Frankfort, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons