Famous people · Drexel
Born near Drexel: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Stanley Pons, was born in Valdese, 2 mi away. Kary Mullis is the most widely known, written about in 69 languages. Over the border in Valdese, 6 names are on record, led by Stanley Pons. No famous person on record lists Drexel as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Kary Mullis
Best known
Kary Mullis
in 69 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Drexel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Drexel
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chad Lail
born 1982American police officer and former professional wrestler
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Valdese leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drexel 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 (6)
- Kary Mullis: Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Amos: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hughes: USV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Church: Townsquare Media, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Lail: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Jarrett: Kim Phillips from Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons