
Born near Quinby: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Houston Person, born in Florence, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ronald McNair, with articles in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Quinby. Next door, the list for Florence holds 54, Houston Person first.
What stands out about Quinby’s famous people
Famous people born near Quinby
Nobody born in Quinby is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader











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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Florence lists the most people: 54.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quinby 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 (14)
- Ronald McNair: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Felton: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quanera Hayes: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Purvis: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Floyd: White House photo by Susan Sterner., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Dawson: The original uploader was Dwightmccann at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellison D. Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houston Person: Steve Mynett Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeryl Prescott: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evander M. Law: G. W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Weatherford: en:User:Enerelt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Lorenz: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Bristow: Thomas L. Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
