Famous people · Walford
Born near Walford: 19 famous people within 35 miles
John Terry, born in Fairfax, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Elijah Wood, with articles in 86 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Walford. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Elijah Wood
Best known
Elijah Wood
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walford
Nobody born in Walford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer
George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walford 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
- 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
- Eugene Burton Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lanning: Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone and Ted Wilde., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons