Famous people · Sherwood
Born near Sherwood: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Jim Bunning is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Closest of all is Judson Harmon, from Newtown, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, Cincinnati lists the most: 31, with Steven Spielberg first. No famous person’s birth in Sherwood is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Jim Bunning
Best known
Jim Bunning
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherwood
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Erich Maren Schlaikjer
1905–1972American geologist and dinosaur hunter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cincinnati has the most on record: 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherwood 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 (9)
- 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
- Judson Harmon: Moffett, Chicago, 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
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Van Eaton: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons