Famous people · Vienna
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vienna
Closest of all is Thomas Joseph Costello, from Camden, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Vienna yet. Next door, the list for Rome holds 27, Pat Riley first. The best known of them is L. Frank Baum, with articles in 75 languages.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
L. Frank Baum
Best known
L. Frank Baum
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vienna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vienna
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
L. Frank Baum
1856–1919American author of children's books
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826–1898American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
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Close by, the fullest list is Rome’s, at 27 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vienna 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 (12)
- L. Frank Baum: George Steckel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Riley: Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Joslyn Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Mirra: Geoff Sloan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Davidson: original image from flickr, by michael_bryant, reworked by Nordlicht8, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Costello: Fleer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Hayes Miller: Unidentified photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson S. Bissell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Sage: W. M. Wander Weyde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Baker: New York State Constitutional Convention, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kirby Allen: 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