Famous people · Palisades
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Palisades
The best known of them is Cyd Charisse, with articles in 59 languages. The nearest, Dalton Bell, was born in Canyon, 8 mi away. The Texas lists hold names for 654 towns. No famous person’s birth in Palisades is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Cyd Charisse
Best known
Cyd Charisse
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Palisades’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Palisades
Nobody born in Palisades is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles H. Roan
1923–1944United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Denton Fox
1948–2013American football player, defensive back, cornerback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palisades 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 (11)
- Cyd Charisse: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Saunders: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Husband: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Jones: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arden Cho: Mattgray0727, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grady Booch: Grady_Booch,_CHM_2011_2.jpg: vonguard from Oakland, Nmibia derivative work: YMS, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Knox: TGC-Topps Gum Cards-photo from Roulette Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Roan: unidentified artist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Rogers: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Scott: United States Mission to Geneva, Eric Bridiers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Schneider: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons