Famous people · Lake Como
Born near Lake Como: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Next door, the list for Belmar holds 7, Tom McGowan first. Jack Nicholson is the most widely known, written about in 127 languages. Closest of all is Robert Folger Thorne, from Spring Lake, 1 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lake Como is on record yet.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Jack Nicholson
Best known
Jack Nicholson
in 127 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Como’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Como
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kate Bornstein
born 1948American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist
Bud Abbott
1897–1974American actor, producer and comedian
David Sancious
born 1953American fusion musician for keyboards and guitar
Michael Pinnella
born 1969American heavy metal keyboardist
Diamond Dallas Page
born 1956American professional wrestler and actor
Holly Black
born 1971American children's fiction writer
Garret Hobart
1844–1899Vice president of the United States from 1897 to 1899
Phil Bredesen
born 1943Governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Belmar’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Como 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 (18)
- Jack Nicholson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Springsteen: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garret Hobart: Doremus Gallery of Art, Paterson, NJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Williams: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diamond Dallas Page: Rmclearren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janis Ian: Eddie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abhimanyu Mishra: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Pallone: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ajeé Wilson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Fields: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Albertin, Walter, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bredesen: Phil Bredesen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bornstein: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naz Reid: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balls Mahoney: Mark Farthing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Pinnella: Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Frazier: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Lewis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons