Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Vincent Paterson, born in Upland, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Chester lists 56, led by Ethel Waters. No famous person on record lists Parkside as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Ethel Waters, with articles in 35 languages.

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American choreographer and film director

American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
American choreographer and film director
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parkside 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.