
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Eliot
The nearest, Ronnie James Dio, was born in Portsmouth, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Dan Brown, with articles in 110 languages. Next door, the list for Portsmouth holds 46, Ronnie James Dio first. So far, no famous person on record was born in South Eliot.
What stands out about South Eliot’s famous people
Famous people born near South Eliot
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Thomas Bailey Aldrich
1836–1907American poet, novelist, editor




Jane Pierce
1806–1863First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Portsmouth, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Eliot 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)
- Dan Brown: Zuzana Homolka Fedorová, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie James Dio: Photobra|Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Irving: Dr. Jost Hindersmann Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Pierce: John Chester Buttre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Cass: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Hurley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fremont Hill: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


