
Born near Fruit Hill: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Judson Harmon, born in Newtown, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dave Cowens, with articles in 34 languages. Next door, Cincinnati lists 31, led by Steven Spielberg. Not one famous person on record comes from Fruit Hill yet.
What stands out about Fruit Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Fruit Hill
Nobody born in Fruit Hill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Erich Maren Schlaikjer
1905–1972American geologist and dinosaur hunter







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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Cincinnati, at 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruit Hill 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)
- Dave Cowens: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bunning: From collection of JGHowes, self-scanned for Wikipedia. Original uploader was JGHowes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Hubbard: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Pollock Anshutz: Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Kirk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taliaferro Thompson: Phillips Studio, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Alexander: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Harmon: Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Van Eaton: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

