Famous people · Kimberly
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kimberly
Jerry West is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. Closest of all is Calvin Hicks, from Mount Carbon, 1 mi away. Over the border in Mount Carbon, one name is on record: Calvin Hicks. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kimberly.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jerry West
Best known
Jerry West
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kimberly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kimberly
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
MacGillivray Milne
1882–1959Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa
Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Mount Carbon has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kimberly 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 (7)
- Jerry West: Malcolm W. Emmons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Marchetti: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Truman: PKDASD at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Stephens: BenBurch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacGillivray Milne: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Lopez: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons