Famous people · Gingles
Born near Gingles: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Paul Hamm, with articles in 25 languages. The nearest, John Szarkowski, was born in Ashland, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Gingles. Ashland’s list, next door, has 13 names, John Szarkowski first among them.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Paul Hamm
Best known
Paul Hamm
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gingles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gingles
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ken Oberbruner
1918–1991American basketball player and baseball manager
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The longest list nearby is Ashland’s, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gingles 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 (6)
- Paul Hamm: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hamm: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Cleave: Demoder, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons