Famous people · Forest
Born near Forest: 33 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Viola Smith, from Mount Calvary, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Forest as a birthplace. King Camp Gillette is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Next door, Empire lists 2, led by Michael Reilly.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
King Camp Gillette
Best known
King Camp Gillette
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest
Nobody born in Forest is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mark Tauscher
born 1977American sportsperson and gridiron football player
Nicolas Hammann
born 1993American professor race car driver
Ronald Langacker
born 1942Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego.
F. Ryan Duffy
1888–1979United States federal judge and U.S. Senator
Richard J. Greuel
1928–2013American broadcaster, politician and real estate businessman
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Empire’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest 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 (15)
- King Camp Gillette: Benjamin Joseph Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Evers: Tony Evers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Diener: Francesco Canu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigid Bazlen: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McCallum: Jreinemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Ryan Duffy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis E. McGovern: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Paulsen: David on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Van Pelt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Schwartz: Oomwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ruggles Boardman: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Gillen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Hammann: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons