Famous people · Russia
Born near Russia: 14 famous people within 35 miles
William Henry Miller, born in Trenton, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James S. Sherman, with articles in 50 languages. Next door, the list for Trenton holds 6, Daniel H. Wells first. No entry yet names Russia as a birthplace.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
James S. Sherman
Best known
James S. Sherman
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Russia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Russia
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Willard Schultz
1859–1947(1859-1947) American historian
James S. Sherman
1855–1912American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
James Dwight Dana
1813–1895American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist
Steven Brill
born 1962American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
John Nicholson
1765–1820United States Representative from New York
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Trenton, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russia 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 (13)
- James S. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dwight Dana: Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Funicello: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by Funicello's personal publicity agency or by one of the studios/networks promoting one of her film/television appearances at the time (circa 1975)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Sutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Esche: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Vennera: Chick vennera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Willard Schultz: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel H. Wells: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeline Yale Wynne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Haines: The original uploader was Shsilver at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray W. Jones: J. G. Nelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Brainard: L. R. Hamersly Co. (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons