Famous people · Jasper
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jasper
Robert D. Holmes, born in Canisteo, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Woodhull lists the most: 2, with James Tyler Kent first. The best known of them is Bill Pullman, with articles in 51 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jasper.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Bill Pullman
Best known
Bill Pullman
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jasper’s famous people
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Famous people born near Jasper
Nobody born in Jasper is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Woodhull has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (10)
- Bill Pullman: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kelly Freas: The Epopt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Meredith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Holmes: State of Oregon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Greengrass: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Averell: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles William Gillet: Rice, Washington, D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myra Reynolds: William Merritt Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons