Famous people · Colburn
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Colburn
Closest of all is Moses E. Clapp, from Delphi, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Sydney Pollack, with articles in 77 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Colburn. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Sydney Pollack
Best known
Sydney Pollack
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Colburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Colburn
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter B. Rogers
1865–1939American cornet player, conductor and composer
David M. Shoup
1904–1983United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Ralph Canine
1895–1969First director of the United States' National Security Agency
Sydney Pollack
1934–2008American film director, producer and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colburn 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 (15)
- Sydney Pollack: Arthur from Westchester County north of NYC, USA, at [email protected], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Axl Rose: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Izzy Stradlin: Dineshraj Goomany from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Embeth Davidtz: Fileman67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Ewry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Williams: As stated on the alt text at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/williams-de.html: NASA photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Clapp: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Shoup: United States Marine corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Lucas: William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude R. Wickard: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Canine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Rogers: Jackson, Tacoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Whistler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Akira: KMcWrestling Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Lowery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons