Famous people · Edison
Born near Edison: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Edwin Taylor Pollock, born in Mount Gilead, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Edison as their birthplace yet. Of the bordering towns, Mount Gilead has the longest list: 2, with Edwin Taylor Pollock at the top. 705 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Edwin Taylor Pollock
Best known
Edwin Taylor Pollock
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Edison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Edison
Nobody born in Edison is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Vermillion Houston
1900–1968American physicist
Susan Thew Parks
1878–1968United States explorer, botanical collector, environmentalist and photographer
Frank W. Gunsaulus
1856–1921American university and college president
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The fullest list close by belongs to Mount Gilead, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edison 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)
- Edwin Taylor Pollock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Graves Sharp: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Vermillion Houston: GFHund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswald Bruce Cooper: Ailigean, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Belcher: White House Photographic Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verner Main: "Press and Sun Bulletin" (Binghamton, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank W. Gunsaulus: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Kyrk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Thew Parks: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons