Famous people · Harrisburg
Born near Harrisburg: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Nathan Truesdell, was born in Clark, 11 mi away. Norbert Wiener is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Harrisburg yet. 403 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Norbert Wiener
Best known
Norbert Wiener
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrisburg
Nobody born in Harrisburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Uriel Sebree
1848–19222nd Governor of American Samoa, US Navy Rear Admiral
Norbert Wiener
1894–1964American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Carlos PenaVega
born 1989American film and TV actor, singer-songwriter, dancer and television show host
John Bailey
1942–2023American cinematographer and film director
Wild Bill Davis
1918–1995American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
Joseph L. Epps
1870–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisburg 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 (14)
- Norbert Wiener: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos PenaVega: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Benedict: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Smith: Sequoia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Dee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. P. Hunt: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Davis: "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Briggs: State Historical Society of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry L. Myers: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. T. Vivian: HowardMorland This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: 'Cleaned background.'. The original can be found here: File:CTVivian.png., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Lessley: немає, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Pritchett: Bain News Service, publisher; Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maud Durbin: Fitz W. Guerin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Sebree: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons