Famous people · Athens
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Athens
The nearest, Rod Thorn, was born in Princeton, 6 mi away. John Forbes Nash is the most widely known, written about in 106 languages. The West Virginia lists hold names for 155 towns. No famous person’s birth in Athens is on record yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
John Forbes Nash
Best known
John Forbes Nash
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Athens’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Athens
Nobody born in Athens is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Forbes Nash
1928–2015American mathematician and economist
Maceo Pinkard
1897–1962American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
Sally Miller Gearhart
1931–2021American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist
Sylvia Burwell
born 1965Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Ray Louthen
1925–2004American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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)
- John Forbes Nash: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Burwell: John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman I. Platnick: Jan Bosselaers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Chandler: trailer screenshot (Thalia Productions Inc. / Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Miller Gearhart: A.Kate Fritsch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmad Bradshaw: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons