Famous people · Nuremberg
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nuremberg
Closest of all is Larry Sartori, from Sheppton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Tommy Dorsey, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person’s birth in Nuremberg is on record yet. 1,006 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nuremberg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nuremberg
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nuremberg 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)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons