Famous people · Bombay
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bombay
Closest of all is Kiawentiio Tarbell, from Akwesasne, 6 mi away. Of the towns next door, Fort Covington lists the most: 3, with John Martin Thomas first. The best known of them is Frank B. Kellogg, with articles in 58 languages. The list for Bombay is empty for now.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Frank B. Kellogg
Best known
Frank B. Kellogg
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bombay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bombay
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joel Rosenbaum
born 1933Professor of cell biology at Yale University
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
1833–191019th-century American school teacher and dentist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Fort Covington: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bombay 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 (16)
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hobbs Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Conroy: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Nelson Pray: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel H. Sumner: "The Daily Inter Ocean" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Lalonde: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Mathews: "The Saint Paul Globe" (Saint Paul, MN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Childs: C. M. Bell Studio Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Murphy: Photographer not indicated in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. King: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons