Famous people · Stirling
Born near Stirling: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Laura Prepon, was born in Watchung, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Warren Township lists the most: 5, with Daniel Edelman first. No entry yet names Stirling as a birthplace. James Sie is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
James Sie
Best known
James Sie
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stirling’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stirling
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bernice Lapp
1917–2010American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
Mickey Gall
born 1992American mixed martial artist
Irving Penn
1917–2009American photographer and photojournalist
Kenneth Ham
born 1964American astronaut and Captain in the United States Navy
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stirling 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)
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Evans: Steve Schapiro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Way: Thatcommonkid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Penn: Harvey Shaman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Ham: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariann Budde: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Murray: Matt Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons