Famous people · Plymouth
Born near Plymouth: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Willard Schmidt, was born in Swanton, 7 mi away. Oliver Kirk is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Plymouth yet. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Oliver Kirk
Best known
Oliver Kirk
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Plymouth
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clifford Dwight Waldo
1913–2000American political scientist
Gene L. Coon
1924–1973American screenwriter, TV producer and novelist, best known for his work on Star Trek
C. Lowell Harriss
1912–2009American university professor and economist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (11)
- Oliver Kirk: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Shaw: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Meyer: Alaska Senate Majority, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weldon Kees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Altman: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Grace Graves: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wesch: Neoteny1963, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Lade: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry L. Hollingworth: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron McCandless: Doubleday, Page, & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Witte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons