
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Albany
The nearest, George W. Malone, was born in Fredonia, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Oren E. Long, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in New Albany is on record yet. Lawrence has the most of any town in Kansas: 48.
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Famous people born near New Albany
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Albany 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 (6)
- Oren E. Long: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Malone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Morgan: Nancy Newhall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude W. Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milburn G. Apt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stokes: Washington State Digital Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons