Famous people · Fairmont
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairmont
Closest of all is Richaun Holmes, from Lockport, 2 mi away. Over the border in Joliet, 47 names are on record, led by Mercedes McCambridge. No famous person’s birth in Fairmont is on record yet. Diablo Cody is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Diablo Cody
Best known
Diablo Cody
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairmont
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Joliet has the most on record: 47.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairmont 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)
- Christian Vande Velde: derivative work: Pirker Christian_Vande_Velde.jpg: MoBikeFed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richaun Holmes: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mustafa Ali: InFlamester20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Giffin: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby Fleener: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwayne Evans: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodric Thomas: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes McCambridge: AP Wirephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons