
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Highland Heights
The nearest, Lauren Davis, was born in Gates Mills, 3 mi away. James A. Garfield is the most widely known, written about in 148 languages. Next door, the list for Lyndhurst holds 2, Ken Landenberger first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Highland Heights.
What stands out about Highland Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Highland Heights
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sunita Williams
born 1965American astronaut and USN officer
Roger Zelazny
1937–1995U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet



Christine Chubbuck
1944–1974American television news reporter


James A. Garfield
1831–1881President of the United States in 1881
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Heights 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 (8)
- James A. Garfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunita Williams: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Conway: Alex Erde, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Winger: NIDA(NIH), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Chubbuck: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Davis: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Isabella: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
