Famous people · Clifton
Born near Clifton: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Andrea Palm, born in Star Lake, 8 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Colton lists the most: 3, with Bertrand Snell first. The best known of them is Lucy Bacon, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Clifton.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Lucy Bacon
Best known
Lucy Bacon
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clifton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clifton
Nobody born in Clifton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Alexander Oswald Brodie
1849–1918American military officer and politician
Edward John Noble
1882–1958American broadcasting and industrialist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Colton has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton 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)
- Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ozora P. Stearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Snell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Bacheller: published by L C Page and company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollin M. Daggett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert P. Crary: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Oswald Brodie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward John Noble: Harris & Ewing, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Albert Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Megan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Barton Hepburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Palm: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Leonard: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Cleghorn Hoffman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Everett Waid: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Turkington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons