
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salem Heights
Lucien Hubbard, born in Fort Thomas, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ciara Bravo, with articles in 48 languages. Of the towns next door, Cincinnati lists the most: 31, with Steven Spielberg first. No famous person’s birth in Salem Heights is on record yet.
What stands out about Salem Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Salem Heights
Nobody born in Salem Heights is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Erich Maren Schlaikjer
1905–1972American geologist and dinosaur hunter












Nathaniel Shaler
1841–1906American paleontologist and geologist

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (17)
- Ciara Bravo: Margaret Gardiner, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Nathaniel Shaler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Agnew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Garrison: Keith Schneider – China Environment Forum from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Vernon Shea: Will Hart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mitchell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Van Eaton: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

