
Born near Landen: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Leelah Alcorn, was born in Kings Mills, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Carmen Electra, with articles in 62 languages. Over the border in Mason, 6 names are on record, led by Brant Daugherty. The list for Landen is empty for now.
What stands out about Landen’s famous people
Famous people born near Landen
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



John B. Weller
1812–1875United States Senator, from California

Carmen Electra
born 1972American actress, model, and singer


John Chivington
1821–1894Former Methodist pastor and colonel in the United States Volunteers
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Mason has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Landen 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 (6)
- Carmen Electra: Carmen_Electra.jpg: dodge challenger1 derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leelah Alcorn: Omer Yavin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Yasbeck: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Weller: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Chivington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maureen F. McHugh: Catriona Sparks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons