Famous people · Cambridge
Born near Cambridge: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Castle, was born in Honey Brook, 2 mi away. John Wesley Davis is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 999 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cambridge.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Wesley Davis
Best known
John Wesley Davis
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cambridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cambridge
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Alfred Gaston
1856–1937United States Army brigadier general
Edward Davies
1779–1853American politician from Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cambridge 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 (7)
- John Wesley Davis: W.D. Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester: Galaxy Publishing Company (Philadelphia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roland Kinzer: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Matlack Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alfred Gaston: L. R. Hamersly Co. (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pop Corkhill: Goodwin & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Coates Walker: Theodore Hetzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons