13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chelsea
Closest of all is Jeane Dixon, from Medford, 6 mi away. Jeane Dixon leads the 8 names listed next door in Medford. The best known of them is Dennis Morgan, with articles in 22 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Chelsea.
What stands out about Chelsea’s famous people
Famous people born near Chelsea
Nobody born in Chelsea is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist



Oscar V. Peterson
1899–1942United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Medford lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chelsea 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)
- Dennis Morgan: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donal Hord: Jack Crawford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar V. Peterson: Hephaestos at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Rhyner: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons