
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Trainer
The best known of them is Daniel M. Tani, with articles in 27 languages. Closest of all is Heather Lind, from Upland, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Trainer. Chester’s list, next door, has 56 names, Ethel Waters first among them.
What stands out about Trainer’s famous people
Famous people born near Trainer
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director


Alan Johnson
1937–2018American choreographer and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Chester has the most on record, with 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trainer 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)
- Daniel M. Tani: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Meredith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Lind: Flickr user Greg2600 [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Waters: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Vernon: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin Broomall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Dimon Kellogg: Kanji Nakamura (1887-1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



