Famous people · Varna
Close to home: 18 famous people born near Varna
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Varna yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Charles Thom
Best known
Charles Thom
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Varna’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Varna
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Varna yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Joseph Henry Wegstein
1922–2015American computer scientist
Artie Matthews
1888–1958American songwriter, pianist and ragtime composer
Isabel Worrell Ball
1855–1931American journalist, newspaper editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Varna, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Clifford C. Ireland: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Duryea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Worrell Ball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Kennedy: Ted Kennedy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Arden: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Cromwell: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sproull: The University of Rochester, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons