Famous people · Coldspring
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coldspring
The nearest, George Heron, was born in Red House, 6 mi away. Randolph’s list, next door, has 3 names, Martha Van Rensselaer first among them. The best known of them is Marilyn Horne, with articles in 31 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Coldspring.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Marilyn Horne
Best known
Marilyn Horne
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Coldspring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Coldspring
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Joseph Dempsey
1856–1939American nurse and hospital administrator
Kid McLaughlin
1888–1934Major League Baseball centerfielder; college football head coach
George Grant Blaisdell
1895–1978Inventor of the Zippo lighter
Helen Culver
1832–1925American businesswoman and philanthropist
William G. Hills
1841–1912American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Brian Dunkleman
born 1971American comedian, actor and television personality
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coldspring 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)
- Marilyn Horne: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Waddell: uploaded by KV5 (Talk • Phils), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dunkleman: Senior Airman David Carbajal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Jacob Cole: Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Joseph Dempsey: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Smith Walker: Congressional portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Canfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Olin Young: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Vincent Coffin: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by Charles Noel Flagg., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Caldwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ellsworth Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Van Rensselaer: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen A. Martin: Timfrakes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Castlemon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Culver: publisher: University of Chicago Library, photographer: unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus G. Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons