Famous people · Mexico
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mexico
James Addams Beaver is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Closest of all is Joseph M. Belford, from Mifflintown, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Mexico as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
James Addams Beaver
Best known
James Addams Beaver
in 9 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mexico
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mexico 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)
- James Addams Beaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hale Sypher: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Harris: Adam Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ross McCoy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Belford: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fogleman: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons