Famous people · Forest View
Born near Forest View: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Bob Odenkirk, born in Berwyn, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Forest View as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Walt Disney, with articles in 218 languages. The nearest list is next door in Chicago: 37 names, starting with Walt Disney.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Walt Disney
Best known
Walt Disney
in 218 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest View’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest View
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walt Disney
1901–1966American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
Michelle Obama
born 1964Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest View 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 (9)
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Hemingway: Lloyd Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Williams: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Obama: Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Fischer: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison Ford: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, 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
- Ted Kluszewski: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons