Famous people · Hixon
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hixon
The nearest, Bruce F. Beilfuss, was born in Withee, 3 mi away. Andy North is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. No famous person’s birth in Hixon is on record yet. Next door, the list for Owen holds 3, Brian Brunkhorst first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Andy North
Best known
Andy North
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hixon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hixon
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy North
born 1950American golfer, PGA Tour member, U.S. Open champion
Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Owen, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hixon 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 (4)
- Andy North: President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons