27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gibraltar
The nearest, Shelley Looney, was born in Brownstown Township, 1 mi away. Christie Brinkley is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. Of the bordering towns, Brownstown Township has a list, with Shelley Looney. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gibraltar.
What stands out about Gibraltar’s famous people
Famous people born near Gibraltar
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








David Burtka
born 1975American actor and professional chef

Garrett Clayton
born 1991American actor, singer and dancer




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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Gibraltar.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gibraltar 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 (14)
- Christie Brinkley: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ninja: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Majors: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Clayton: Nicole Alexander, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dann Florek: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Rafalski: FutureNJGov at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Warbasse: Martino Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha P. Ferry: Washington State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Long: Dave hogg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soony Saad: Mohammad Moussa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Greene: Horge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Adams: Office of Representative Sandy Adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Mills: Jason McMann from Plymouth, MI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Noble Ives: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
