Famous people · Cleveland
Born near Cleveland: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Matt Besler is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The nearest, Keylee Sue Sanders, was born in Louisburg, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cleveland. The Missouri lists hold names for 391 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Matt Besler
Best known
Matt Besler
in 30 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 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Garrett Price
1896–1979American cartoonist and book illustrator
Brutus Hamilton
1900–1970Athletics track and field athlete and coach, college athletics administrator
Darren Lynn Bouseman
born 1979American film director and screenwriter
Michael Almereyda
born 1959American film director and screenwriter
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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 (9)
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Lancaster: Moosemcghee at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Lynn Bouseman: CyberGhostface, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Burks: GoIowaState.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica Bridges: Photo by Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hern: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brutus Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Plott: Kevin Chang for Team Liquid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holley Fain: Wikichange123456789, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons