Famous people · Wilder
Born near Wilder: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Covington lists the most: 54, with Adrian Belew first. The best known of them is Dave Cowens, with articles in 34 languages. Adrian Belew, born in Covington, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Wilder as a birthplace.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Dave Cowens
Best known
Dave Cowens
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilder’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilder
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frederick William Franz
1893–1992American Watch Tower Society president
Nate Dusing
born 1978American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Covington counts 54 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilder 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 (8)
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Belew: Burton Lo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Una Merkel: Clarence Bull, for MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bunning: From collection of JGHowes, self-scanned for Wikipedia. Original uploader was JGHowes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick William Franz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Pollock Anshutz: Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Pearce: BruceC007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons