History · Matthews
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Matthews yet, but 27 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Upland · 5 mi
John Clifford Bugher
American pathologist and public health director
Jim Davis
American cartoonist
Mary Jane Ward
American writer
Olive Rush
American artist
Leroy Scott
American writerCharles E. Rush
American librarian
Jay Stewart
American game show announcer
Joseph Warren Fordney
American politicianLeo Aloysius Pursley
Catholic bishopHarry Harrison Kroll
American authorDavid Clayton Ford
American lawyer and politicianAllen W. Archer
American geologistThomas Francis, Jr.
American physician, virologist, and epidemiologistMary Eleanor Spear
StatisticianRex Wimpy
Special effects artist, cinematographerAlta Little
American baseball playerJohn Harvey Baldwin
American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)Albert Luther Candy
American mathematicianCharlie Mock
Basketball playerLarry Hedden
Basketball player
Bill Gaither
American singer and songwriterRobert L. Rock
American politician