Lee Brewster
1943–2000American drag queen, transvestite activist, and retailer
Famous people · Cleveland
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cleveland
The nearest, Lee Brewster, was born in Honaker, 11 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cleveland. The best known of them is George C. Scott, with articles in 62 languages. The Virginia lists hold names for 274 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
George C. Scott
Best known
George C. Scott
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cleveland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cleveland
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Cooper
born 1970American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Francis Preston Blair
1791–1876American newspaper editor and presidential advisor
Heath Miller
born 1982All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
Bev Perdue
born 1947American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
Beattie Feathers
1909–1979American college football coach, college baseball coach
George C. Scott
1927–1999American actor, film director and producer
George C. Peery
1873–1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cleveland 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 (16)
- George C. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bev Perdue: Office of Governor Beverly Perdue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Cooper: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybelle Carter: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Preston Blair: Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon P. Sharp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Peery: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heath Miller: Fido, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Boucher: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moody: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Spurgeon Johnson: Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Powers: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll Dale: Football Card Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brewster: Published by the Transexual Action Organization; Digitized April 2022 by Isaac Fellman with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society, San Francisco CA.; OCR layer added October 2023 by TheTranarchist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beattie Feathers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Francis Rhea: "Clinch Valley News" (Tazewell, Virginia)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons