Famous people · Lake Darby
Born near Lake Darby: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ed Smith, from West Jefferson, 5 mi away. Chris Wood is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The list for Lake Darby is empty for now. Of the bordering towns, West Jefferson has a list, with Ed Smith.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Chris Wood
Best known
Chris Wood
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Darby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Darby
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Karen Waldbillig Kasich
born 1963American business executive and wife of Government of Ohio
Aaron John Sharp
1904–1997American botanist and bryologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, West Jefferson has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Darby 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 (7)
- Chris Wood: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David K. Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Tingley: Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Witt C. Badger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick LeBeau: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Wolf: Kenyon Printing (Des Moines, IA), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Kiesewetter: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons