Born near Malta: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Gary Peacock is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Closest of all is Burley E. Parke, from Albion, 13 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Malta. In all of Idaho, the famous people on record come from 89 towns.
What stands out about Malta’s famous people
Famous people born near Malta
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



M. Phil Senini
born 1953Actor, Screenwriter, Production associate

Michael R. Collings
born 1947Author, poet, literary critic and bibliographer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malta 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)
- Gary Peacock: Olivier Bruchez Lausanne, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Simpson: Mike Simpson U.S. House Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Coddington: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jeremiah Sholtis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael R. Collings: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons