Famous people · Goldsby
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goldsby
The nearest, Joe Bradley, was born in Washington, 5 mi away. Elizabeth Warren is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Over the border in Purcell, 8 names are on record, led by Lester Lane. No famous person on record lists Goldsby as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Elizabeth Warren
Best known
Elizabeth Warren
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Goldsby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Goldsby
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905–1950American physicist and radio engineer
Woody Bledsoe
1921–1995American mathematician and computer scientist
Ralph Ellison
1914–1994American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer
Olivia Munn
born 1980American actress, comedian, television personality and author
Matt Kemp
born 1984Professional baseball player from the United States
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The longest list nearby is Purcell’s, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goldsby 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 (20)
- Elizabeth Warren: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Garner: Warner Brothers Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Ellison: United States Information Agency staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Griffin: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Munn: Carolina Dog Crate Co., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J.J. Cale: Louis Ramirez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Guthe Jansky: The original uploader was Saber1983 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Gill: Derek Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldyn M. Cobb: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Lindvall: Blockc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaxson Hayes: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Plummer: Voltmetro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Lane: Wichita Vickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Cooksey: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kemp: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Realmuto: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason White: Hilo2012 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Simpson: Bbqsauce13, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Cooper: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Morgan: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons