Famous people · Galesville
Born near Galesville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Jacob Bender, born in Mayo, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Barbara Kingsolver, with articles in 47 languages. The list for Galesville is empty for now. The longest list in Maryland is Frederick’s, with 55 names.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Barbara Kingsolver
Best known
Barbara Kingsolver
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Galesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Galesville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Barbara Kingsolver
born 1955American author, poet and essayist
James M. Cain
1892–1977American novelist, short story writer, journalist
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
1737–1832American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Travis Pastrana
born 1983American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
Jack Andraka
born 1997American scientist, inventor and cancer researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Galesville 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)
- Barbara Kingsolver: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Cain: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, photograph by George W. Vassar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton: Michael Laty (died 1848), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Beckerman: Julie Harper / Viequense at en.wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Meyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Andraka: XPRIZE Foundation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markelle Fultz: Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Pastrana: Rob Street, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons