Famous people · Jacksonville
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jacksonville
Carmen Bricillo, born in Shelocta, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Young Township has a list, with Paul Wass. The best known of them is James Stewart, with articles in 97 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Jacksonville.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
James Stewart
Best known
James Stewart
in 97 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Jacksonville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns around it, Young Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacksonville 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)
- James Stewart: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Abbey: Photo by Woody Hilbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renée Fleming: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Knapp: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Robertson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sonni: Zoran Veselinovic, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCandless: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Corey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons