Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988American author and aeronautical engineer
Famous people · Passaic
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Passaic
Robert A. Heinlein, born in Butler, 4 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Passaic as a birthplace. The Missouri lists hold names for 391 towns. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Robert A. Heinlein
Best known
Robert A. Heinlein
in 101 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Passaic
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Passaic 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)
- Robert A. Heinlein: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicky Hartzler: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O'Rear: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Bolin: Office of Governor Wesley Bolin (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Christopher: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Wright: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Clardy: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons