
Born near Broadview: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kathryn Hahn, was born in Westchester, 2 mi away. Ernest Hemingway is the most widely known, written about in 208 languages. The list for Broadview is empty for now. Across the town line, Maywood lists 35, Walter Burley Griffin first.
What stands out about Broadview’s famous people
Famous people born near Broadview
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Walter Burley Griffin
1876–1937American architect and landscape architect






Paul Marcinkus
1922–2006Catholic archbishop, former head of the Vatican Bank
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Maywood counts 35 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broadview 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)
- Ernest Hemingway: Lloyd Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty White: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Rogers: The original uploader was Didius at Dutch Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bach: Corsair133693, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Newhart: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Hahn: Our Movie Guide, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Franz: Sergei ~ 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

