Famous people · Day
Born near Day: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Benjamin Eggleston, born in Corinth, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Edward C. Prescott, with articles in 52 languages. No famous person on record lists Day as their birthplace yet. Of the bordering towns, Hadley has a list, with John C. Anderson.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Edward C. Prescott
Best known
Edward C. Prescott
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Day’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Day
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clement Finch
1915–2010American physician and researcher
Charles Evans Hughes
1862–1948American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941
Rachael Ray
born 1968American television host, businesswoman, celebrity cook, and author
Wilbur Olin Atwater
1844–1907American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter
Eben E. Rexford
1848–1916American lyricist and horticulturist
Chauncey Vibbard
1811–1891American politician and railroad executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Day 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 (17)
- Edward C. Prescott: Narodowy Bank Polski from Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Evans Hughes: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmer Fredette: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Moore: Zane Williams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Duggan: Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) from Roman Forest, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Ray: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Bennett: Aldene Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Olin Atwater: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben E. Rexford: Jacob Henry Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tobey Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Potter: Chapman Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Briggs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Aldrich: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Eggleston: Nicht bekannt / Not available, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Vibbard: "American Phrenological Journal" magazine., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons