21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stockdale
Sally Cairns, born in Roscoe, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Coolio, with articles in 63 languages. Of the towns next door, Allenport lists the most: 2, with Bill Phillips first. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns.
What stands out about Stockdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Stockdale
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.












Austin Murphy
1927–2024Politician, lawyer and United States Marine



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stockdale 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 (16)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Jones: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey Jr.: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Thomas: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig McCracken: Rfaust76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Musial: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bosson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hardie Albright: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip J. Corso: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Murphy: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Thebom: S. Hurok-Hurok Attractions-concert promoter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Mascara: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Phillips: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
