19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gluckstadt
The nearest, Tate Ellington, was born in Madison, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Canton has the longest list: 26, with Sonny Landreth at the top. The best known of them is Faith Hill, with articles in 59 languages. The list for Gluckstadt is empty for now.
What stands out about Gluckstadt’s famous people
Famous people born near Gluckstadt
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Eudora Welty
1909–2001American short story writer, novelist and photographer

Richard Ford
born 1944American novelist and short story writer
Skip James
1902–1969American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter




Lawrence Gordon
born 1936American film, television and executive producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Canton lists the most people: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gluckstadt 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 (8)
- Faith Hill: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eudora Welty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LeAnn Rimes: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stella Stevens: General Electric Theater. It was not unusual for television networks, studios or program sponsors to use either an advertising or publicity agency for distribution of publicity material. In this case, GE used the publicity firm of Strauss and Irwin …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Smith: Bandphoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Barbour: George Armstrong/FEMA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Reeves: Tech. Sgt. D'Markus Burrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Landreth: Truejustice, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
