Famous people · Springdale
Born near Springdale: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Jesse Helms, with articles in 31 languages. Closest of all is Nina Mae McKinney, from Lancaster, 3 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Lancaster: 33 names, starting with Nina Mae McKinney. No entry yet names Springdale as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Jesse Helms
Best known
Jesse Helms
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springdale
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Christine Darden
born 1942African-American mathematician, aerospace engineer
David Franklin Houston
1866–1940American academic, businessman and politician
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Close by, the fullest list is Lancaster’s, at 33 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springdale 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)
- Jesse Helms: United States Senate, originally uploaded by Japan01, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Darden: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Mae McKinney: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Tyson: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Norman: Bolivarailana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Franklin Houston: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Parker: United States Army Signal Corps photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Adams: Thomson20192, CC0, Wikimedia Commons