Famous people · Altenburg
Born near Altenburg: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Velmer A. Fassel, from Frohna, 2 mi away. Roy Thomas is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Altenburg as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Frohna, one name is on record: Velmer A. Fassel.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Roy Thomas
Best known
Roy Thomas
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Altenburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Altenburg
Nobody born in Altenburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920
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Nearby, Frohna has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altenburg 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 (5)
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Friedrich: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis C. Wagner, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowndes Henry Davis: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S. Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons