Famous people · Arcadia
Born near Arcadia: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Carr, born in Ironton, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Ironton has the longest list: 3, with Chris Carr at the top. No famous person’s birth in Arcadia is on record yet. The best known of them is Jake Arrieta, with articles in 17 languages.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Jake Arrieta
Best known
Jake Arrieta
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Arcadia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Arcadia
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Darrell S. Cole
1920–1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Ironton’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcadia 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 (7)
- Jake Arrieta: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell S. Cole: United States Marine Corps photo, also available from the Naval Historical Center as Photo # NH 103801, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons