Born near Union Vale: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mead Schaeffer, was born in Freedom Plains, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Dover has the longest list: 4, with Stephen Taber at the top. Lee Miller is the most widely known, written about in 52 languages. No famous person’s birth in Union Vale is on record yet.
What stands out about Union Vale’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Vale
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Patti Murin
born 1980American actress, singer, and dancer

Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist

Tom Holland
born 1943American scriptwriter and director




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Famous people from the towns next door
Dover leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union Vale 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)
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: Flickr user NoHoDamon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Duke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Donovan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kirke Paulding: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holabird: The Inland Printer Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Taber: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson John Lossing: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Van Wyck: Francis H. Lyman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


