Famous people · Gaston
Born near Gaston: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jay Stewart, was born in Summitville, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Ted Haggard, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person’s birth in Gaston is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ted Haggard
Best known
Ted Haggard
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gaston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gaston
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew J. Cummins
1868–1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gaston 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 (10)
- Andrea Drews: Werqishaxfierce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Bonham: NCAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonzi Wells: keithjj on Pixabay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lawvere: Andrej Bauer Bmannaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Stewart: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Feek: Burningkarma, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons