Famous people · Searsburg
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Searsburg
Herbert J. Davenport, born in Wilmington, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Will Durant, with articles in 66 languages. Over the border in Wilmington, 5 names are on record, led by Herbert J. Davenport. Not one famous person on record comes from Searsburg yet.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Will Durant
Best known
Will Durant
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Searsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Searsburg
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brigham Young
1801–1877American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory
Carleton Carpenter
1926–2022Actor, magician, dancer, writer
Marshall Avery Howe
1867–1936American curator and botanist
Will Durant
1885–1981American historian, philosopher and writer
John Henry Schwarz
born 1941American theoretical physicist
Bill Koch
born 1955American former cross-country skier and Nordic combined skier
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Wilmington counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Searsburg 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 (23)
- Will Durant: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigham Young: Charles William Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Vincent: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Lee: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Shumlin: COP PARIS, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Farmer: MacLean Center, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Powers: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Laird: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Aiken: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Swift: Department of Labor. Office of Public Affairs. Division of Audiovisual Communications. ca. 1992, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Lynch Botta: Savinien Edme Dubourjal, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Carpenter: Screenshot of the movie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Koch: Helge Bovim, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Adams: The original uploader was Icelandic Hurricane at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob M. Howard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert J. Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Welcome Chapman: TrustTruth at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trenor W. Park: Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving Co., Hightstown, N.J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons