Famous people · Malden
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Malden
Closest of all is Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield, from Dover, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Billy Garrett, with articles in 13 languages. Across Illinois, the lists cover 750 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Malden yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Billy Garrett
Best known
Billy Garrett
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Malden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Malden
Nobody born in Malden is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Torrey Simpson
1846–1932American botanist, malacologist, and conservationist
Robert J. Horner
1894–1935American film producer, director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malden 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 (11)
- Kathryn Hays: AP Wire, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Papke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Durbin: Kevin Burkett on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benedict Wolfe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Crandall Giles: J. G. Taylor Spink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Allard: Seattle Mariners, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Magnani: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Goff: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kathleen Gorby, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Kibble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons