Famous people · Elgin
Born near Elgin: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Hussey, from Mendon, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Rick Derringer, with articles in 19 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Elgin. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Rick Derringer
Best known
Rick Derringer
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elgin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elgin
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mildred Wolfe
1912–2009United States artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elgin 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)
- Rick Derringer: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William K. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neely Edwards: Photo by Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Scharf: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anthony Mooney: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lange: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hinton: US passport application, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hussey: Hinsdale, B.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons