Famous people · Anthony
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Anthony
Closest of all is Memo Diaz, from Anthony, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Debbie Reynolds, with articles in 85 languages. Debbie Reynolds leads the 35 names listed next door in El Paso. No famous person’s birth in Anthony is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Debbie Reynolds
Best known
Debbie Reynolds
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Anthony’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Anthony
Nobody born in Anthony is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Debbie Reynolds
1932–2016American actress, singer, and dancer
Gene Roddenberry
1921–1991American television screenwriter and producer
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
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The fullest list close by belongs to El Paso, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anthony 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)
- Debbie Reynolds: Studio photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki_1008.JPG: Muhammad ud-Deen derivative work: Greg A L, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulina Chávez: Criticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawnacy Barber: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Castillo: Hefebreo from Tijuana, Mexico, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons