Famous people · Crawford
Born near Crawford: 15 famous people within 35 miles
John D. Lawson, born in Montgomery, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Montgomery lists 6, led by Nathaniel P. Hill. The best known of them is James Patterson, with articles in 51 languages. No famous person’s birth in Crawford is on record yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
James Patterson
Best known
James Patterson
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crawford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crawford
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ellsworth Kelly
1923–2015American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Saul Williams
born 1972American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
Douglas McIlroy
born 1932American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer
Andrew Jackson Downing
1815–1852American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crawford 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 (9)
- James Patterson: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine Ferraro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellsworth Kelly: Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Tunick: Itzuvit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas McIlroy: Denise Panyik-Dale, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartley Sawyer: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Jackson Downing: G. P. Putnam ; Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Stone: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons