Famous people · Cleveland
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cleveland
Closest of all is Rick Rude, from St. Peter, 7 mi away. Mike Lindell is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Cleveland as their birthplace yet. The Minnesota lists hold names for 443 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Mike Lindell
Best known
Mike Lindell
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cleveland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cleveland
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Albert Johnson
1861–1909American politician from Minnesota
Mike Lindell
born 1961American businessman, political activist, and conspiracy theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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)
- Mike Lindell: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Johnson: Office of Senator Ron Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rude: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Chin: US Embassy Nepal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Landsteiner: TracyFleuryFan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrtle Lind: Mack Sennett Comedies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanne Benson: Minnesota Senate Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey G. Goodwin: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons