Famous people · Fairview
Born near Fairview: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Jane Irwin Harrison, with articles in 33 languages. LA Knight, born in Hagerstown, 8 mi away, is the closest. The list for Fairview is empty for now. The longest list in Maryland is Frederick’s, with 55 names.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jane Irwin Harrison
Best known
Jane Irwin Harrison
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairview’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairview
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Goodloe Byron
1929–1978American politician from Maryland, US
John Clarke Young
1803–1857American educator, pastor, academic administrator, and fourth president of Centre College
John Van Lear Findlay
1839–1907U.S. Representative from Maryland
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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)
- Jane Irwin Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LA Knight: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Scott: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Brooks: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McClelland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis E. McComas: Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Findlay: Jacques Reich (most likely based on an earlier portrait by another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodloe Byron: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Findlay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Leiter: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clarke Young: John Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Nevin: USCapitol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Dunbar Embick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cole: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons