Famous people · Jamestown
Born near Jamestown: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Arthur Joseph O'Neill, born in East Dubuque, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Herbert Spencer Gasser, with articles in 56 languages. Next door, the list for Dubuque holds 43, Kate Mulgrew first. Not one famous person on record comes from Jamestown yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Herbert Spencer Gasser
Best known
Herbert Spencer Gasser
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jamestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jamestown
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leroy D. Eastman
1872–1945American businessman, farmer, and politician
David Drake
1945–2023American author of science fiction and fantasy literature
Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888–1963American physiologist
Christopher C. Miller
born 1965Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense during the last months of the Trump administration
Donald William Kerst
1911–1993American accelerator physicist who developed the betatron
Fred Smith
1878–1964Baseball pitcher in the 1900s from the United States
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Dubuque, at 43.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jamestown 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)
- Herbert Spencer Gasser: Esselte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Mulgrew: Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fiedler: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Lindsay: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher C. Miller: Spc. Zachery Perkins, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Banwarth: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Schwatka: Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Josiah MacDonald: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons