
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Hills
Cale Conley, born in Vienna, 1 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Vienna lists 2, Cale Conley first. The best known of them is Charles G. Dawes, with articles in 75 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from North Hills yet.
What stands out about North Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near North Hills
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar

Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer



Charles G. Dawes
1865–1951Vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929

Hobart Bosworth
1867–1943American film actor, director, writer, and producer




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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Vienna’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Hills 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 (13)
- Charles G. Dawes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Carlos Buell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hobart Bosworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliakim Hastings Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey F. Bartlett: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bantz J. Craddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Fohl: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cale Conley: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Hoblitzel: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Reed: Sreedwbc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
