Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States
Famous people · Damascus
Born near Damascus: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rose Mary Woods, from Sebring, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Damascus as a birthplace. Perry King is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. 775 towns across Ohio can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Perry King
Best known
Perry King
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Damascus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Damascus
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall
1841–1924American physicist and meteorologist
John W. Cavanaugh
1870–1935American priest and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Damascus 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 (6)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Corwin Mendenhall: Hell&Fischer Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons