Famous people · Yorkshire
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Yorkshire
C. J. Sapong, born in Manassas, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jason Sudeikis, with articles in 50 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Yorkshire. The longest list in Virginia is Arlington’s, with 84 names.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Jason Sudeikis
Best known
Jason Sudeikis
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Yorkshire’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Yorkshire
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Denver Riggleman
born 1970American businessman and politician from Virginia
Wilmer McLean
1814–1882American businessman, involved in the American Civil War
Sunny von Bülow
1932–2008American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yorkshire 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)
- Jason Sudeikis: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariel Winter: Rogue Artists, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Kendrick: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Riley: Anton Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TobyMac: Webgirljess, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Sapong: Ryan Knapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Riggleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmer McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Skule: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleigh Riehl: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwell Lee: Cazenove Gardner Lee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons