Famous people · Edinburg
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Edinburg
Closest of all is Sanford Robinson Gifford, from Greenfield, 11 mi away. Next door, the list for Northampton holds 3, John Forrest Dillon first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Edinburg. The best known of them is David Hyde Pierce, with articles in 32 languages.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
David Hyde Pierce
Best known
David Hyde Pierce
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Edinburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Edinburg
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clement Finch
1915–2010American physician and researcher
David Hyde Pierce
born 1959American actor and director
Albert Coons
1912–1978United States Army officer, pathologist and immunologist
Clarence Emmeren Kobuski
1900–1963Botanist and biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Edinburg.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edinburg 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)
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Doubleday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terra Naomi: Jokeb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Badgley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Taylor: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Eldridge: Vitagraph Players, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tobey Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Thomas: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Potter: Chapman Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Briggs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Knox Stewart: Parker, Washington, D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Aldrich: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Donnan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Forrest Dillon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Eggleston: Nicht bekannt / Not available, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons