Famous people · Clyde
Born near Clyde: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Next door, the list for Dodgeville holds 7, Archie Hahn first. Closest of all is Jerry L. O'Connor, from Lone Rock, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Clyde as a birthplace. The best known of them is Archie Hahn, with articles in 29 languages.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Archie Hahn
Best known
Archie Hahn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clyde’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clyde
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Allen
1894–1975Professional American football and baseball player
Forrest Perkins
1920–2014American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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Nearby, Dodgeville has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clyde 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)
- Archie Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Blaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gilbeck: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hammill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Treloar: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Weston: Violetwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Peyton: Everybody's Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons