
Born near Pembine: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Robert J. Flaherty, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person’s birth in Pembine is on record yet. The nearest, John A. Gronouski, was born in Dunbar, 10 mi away. Next door, the list for Dunbar holds John A. Gronouski.
What stands out about Pembine’s famous people
Famous people born near Pembine
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker




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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Dunbar’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pembine 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 (8)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
