Famous people · Hanover
Born near Hanover: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Paul Marx, was born in St. Michael, 3 mi away. Giorgos Papandreou is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hanover. Next door, St. Michael lists 3, led by Paul Marx.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Giorgos Papandreou
Best known
Giorgos Papandreou
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanover
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Giorgos Papandreou
born 1952Greek politician, president of the Socialist International
Dorothy Stahl Brady
1903–1977American mathematician and economist
Garrison Keillor
born 1942American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, St. Michael has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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)
- Giorgos Papandreou: Basilis Filis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Axel: Krystal Bogner from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Wheeler: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Leuer: Tristan_Thompson_prepares_to_shoot.jpg: Erik Drost derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheehy: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Przybilla: File:Pryzmw.jpg: Mwinog2777 derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paetyn Levis: johnnypuetz Productions, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons