Famous people · Hamburg
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamburg
Closest of all is Charles Winninger, from Athens, 9 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hamburg. Marissa Mayer is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The Wisconsin lists hold names for 653 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Marissa Mayer
Best known
Marissa Mayer
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hamburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hamburg
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph D. Hetzel
1882–1947Tenth president of Penn State University
Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982American newspaper editor and politician
Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Jalen Johnson
born 2001American basketball player (born December 2001)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamburg 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 (9)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodrow Swancutt: US Air Force standard military photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons