Famous people · Wakefield
Born near Wakefield: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Jason Sudeikis, with articles in 50 languages. The nearest, Bill Hamid, was born in Annandale, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Annandale holds 8, Bill Hamid first. No entry yet names Wakefield as a birthplace.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Jason Sudeikis
Best known
Jason Sudeikis
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wakefield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wakefield
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Glen Scantlebury
born 1955American film editor, director, and screenwriter
Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter
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Around it, Annandale has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wakefield 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)
- Jason Sudeikis: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel Winter: Rogue Artists, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Kendrick: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Riley: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Vande Hei: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TobyMac: Webgirljess, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hamid: Steindy 21:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons