17 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Hamburg
Harold Gavin Leedy, born in Benton, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rush Limbaugh, with articles in 48 languages. No entry yet names New Hamburg as a birthplace. The Missouri lists hold names for 442 towns.
What stands out about New Hamburg’s famous people
Famous people born near New Hamburg
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dale Dye
born 1944American actor, presenter, and businessman

Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center

Fred Henry McGuire
1890–1958United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient



Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hamburg 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)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Scott: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons