Famous people · Ridgewood
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ridgewood
Richaun Holmes, born in Lockport, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Joliet lists 47, led by Mercedes McCambridge. The best known of them is Diablo Cody, with articles in 35 languages. No entry yet names Ridgewood as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Diablo Cody
Best known
Diablo Cody
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgewood
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jessie Ackermann
1857–1951Social Reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller
William Cornelius Van Horne
1843–1915American-Canadian businessman and art collector
Ralph Delahaye Paine
1871–1925American journalist and author, later politician
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The best known from each town bordering Ridgewood.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgewood 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 (13)
- 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
- Merritt Giffin: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Ackermann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cornelius Van Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby Fleener: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dietrich Enns: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Pocic: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Sangmeister: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Delahaye Paine: Yale?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Anthony: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Findlay: White House photo by David Bohrer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes McCambridge: AP Wirephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons