Famous people · Henderson
Born near Henderson: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Royal Robbins, born in Point Pleasant, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Point Pleasant has the longest list: 11, with Royal Robbins at the top. No famous person’s birth in Henderson is on record yet. The best known of them is Jenny Holzer, with articles in 27 languages.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jenny Holzer
Best known
Jenny Holzer
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Henderson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Henderson
Nobody born in Henderson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Geoffrey D. Miller
born 1949Retired United States Army Major General
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Point Pleasant’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Henderson 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)
- Royal Robbins: Tom Frost, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brereton C. Jones: PeteStJohn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skip Battin: Fotoburo De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Coffeen: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey D. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benny Kauff: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hogg: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons