Famous people · Woodlawn
Born near Woodlawn: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dave Cowens, was born in Newport, 1 mi away. Next door, Newport lists 26, led by Dave Cowens. The best known of them is Steven Spielberg, with articles in 171 languages. No entry yet names Woodlawn as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Steven Spielberg
Best known
Steven Spielberg
in 171 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodlawn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodlawn
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Howard Taft
1857–193027th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
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born 2005American influencer, musician and online streamer
Thomas Kuhn
1922–1996American historian, physicist and philosopher
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Newport has the most on record: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodlawn 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 (16)
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Taft: Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Day: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kuhn: Bob Bielk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Turner: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Chakiris: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera-Ellen: Template:Beuthiful, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Belew: Burton Lo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Una Merkel: Clarence Bull, for MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice Rule: CBS Television, 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
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Pollock Anshutz: Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Peach Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Kirk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons