Famous people · Florence
Born near Florence: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Pat Riley is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Closest of all is Thomas Joseph Costello, from Camden, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Florence. Next door, Camden lists 9, led by Thomas Joseph Costello.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Pat Riley
Best known
Pat Riley
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Florence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Florence
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Russell Sage
1816–1906American financier and congressman for New York
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Camden counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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)
- Pat Riley: Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Davidson: original image from flickr, by michael_bryant, reworked by Nordlicht8, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Avery: Sally Michel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Barnes: George Edward Perine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson S. Bissell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Manfred: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Sage: W. M. Wander Weyde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Wright Raymond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cullen Adams: Frontispiece of 1907's "Henry Cullen Adams, Late a Representative" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murphy: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton L. Merriam: Charles Pierce Merriam, James Sheldon Merriam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel D. Burchard: Dodge County (Wisconsin) Historical Society (Beaver Dam, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Clancy: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Kingsley: Harper & Brothers; from a photograph by S. J. and C. W. Hallett, New York City, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadwen Carlton Fuller: Harris and Ewing, photographers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Holt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons