
Born near Marble Cliff: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Simone Biles, born in Columbus, 4 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Upper Arlington: one name, Karen Waldbillig Kasich. No famous person on record lists Marble Cliff as their birthplace yet. Across Ohio, 735 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Marble Cliff’s famous people
Famous people born near Marble Cliff
Nobody born in Marble Cliff is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Josh Radnor
born 1974American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter




James Thurber
1894–1961American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright



Georgia Schweitzer
born 1979Former American collegiate and professional basketball player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Only Upper Arlington nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marble Cliff 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)
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Grace: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. L. Stine: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warner Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois McMaster Bujold: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Thurber: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Harris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wood: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons