Born near Nashua: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Steve Reeves is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. The nearest, Wayne Hawkins, was born in Fort Peck, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Nashua as their birthplace yet. In Montana, 96 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Nashua’s famous people
Famous people born near Nashua
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Michael McFaul
born 1963American political scientist, author, and diplomat



Dan Pyle
born 1954American artist and a representative of Contemporary Realism
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nashua 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 (5)
- Steve Reeves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McFaul: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Schwinden: MallonAllah12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kam Mickolio: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pyle: photography by Linnea Lenkus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons